Posts Tagged ‘island’

  • Information On Tsunami
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    Information On Tsunami
    Over and again, world has been facing varied natural disasters in which millions of people have died up to now and losses amounting to billions of dollars, but what we can do about natural disasters when they hit us, the least we could do is to predict them and take steps to avoid the loss of life and property. I never knew of the word called Tsunami unless for the event which took place on 2004 Indian ocean earthquake, it was under the sea earthquake which occurred at 00:58:53 UTC, December 26. The under water earthquakes are called Tsunami, it happened at the epic centre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. I still remember the days of December 2004 in which nearly 230,000 people died in over 11 countries, the major cause of the quake as the research says was due to subduction, which triggered a series of tsunamis, which were  [...]
    Posted at August 12th, 2009 at 09:08 pm
  • Travel Panama City – Gold Panning Paradise Part-II
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    Travel Panama City – Gold Panning Paradise Part-II
    The ruins of Panama la Viego, the original Panama City, located north-east of downtown Panama City, is the oldest Spanish settlement found on the Pacific. It was once a flourishing city that was destroyed by invaders. In 1976, it had been declared as a historic site. The multiple storied Cathedral situated at the far end of the ruins has the most picture perfect views. Other structures like the Jesuit Church, Covenant among several other houses, halls are quite impressive. Located on the east of the ruins is the Panama Viejo Museum that has numerous historical displays like artifacts, paintings amongst others. The bustling city of Colon on the Atlantic has splendid historic sites, pristine beaches and the mammoth widely popular duty-free trade zone that now houses the novel cruise port called Colon 2000. The Portobelo National Park  [...]
    Posted at July 26th, 2009 at 11:07 am
  • Gracious Philippines And Its Wonders
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    Gracious Philippines And Its Wonders
    Rice Terraces of Banaue Rice Terraces of Banaue are located in central Luzon and have been carved by local lfugao people. This carving is one of the greatest attractions of Philippines and is over 3,000 years old. The work is still going on as terraces are even made today. If the carving are made to end there is a possibility of them stretching 14,000 miles. These are included in UNESCO World Heritage site in the year 1995 and are also on the endangered list of 2001. Rice Terraces of Banaue are worth seeing. Tubbataha Reef: Tubbataha does not consist of any human settlement. Tubbataha Reef is located in the middle of Sulu Sea. To visit this beautiful reef you need to make a boat trip which comprises of 92 miles from the city of Puerto Princessa. This beautiful reef covers an area of 968 km² and more than 300 coral species and 400  [...]
    Posted at April 27th, 2009 at 11:04 pm