7 beautiful places to visit in winter
Thinking about winter, thoughts immediately involuntarily arise about big snowfalls, fun on the ski slopes, and the Christmas holidays. Year after year, the winter season […]
Salto, the city on the border of Uruguay and Argentina
The capital of the Salto department of the same name is the second largest city in the country. The name of the city comes from […]
Robinson Crusoe Island. Is it real?
The island belongs to Chile as part of the archipelago of Juan Fernandez, who discovered it in 1574. At the same time, it does not stand out for its size, even a little smaller than, for example, the Lipnenskoye reservoir. It is home to less than a thousand locals, whose livelihood is provided mainly by hunting marine animals, and tourists who come here not only in search of the legend of the book.
The Mexican Cave of Swallows and why it got its name?
The Swallow Cave owes its name to the abundant colonies of birds that live on the inner slopes of the tunnel. Locals call this place “the basement of Swallows” but birds of this genus are practically absent in it. For the most part, the cave is occupied by swifts and parrots. Swallows probably lived here at the time when the cave was given this nickname.
