Thursday, November 1, 2012
Chiapa de Corzo
Astonishing example of the synthesis of three cultures in Mexico: Indigenous, Spaniard and Arab.
The Fountain, the first built in the state of Chiapas (finished in 1562 after the design by Fray Rodrigo de León) is made of bricks, and it comprises Gothic and Mudejar (al-Andalus Arabs) influences.
16.707679,-93.016952
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Montebello
Exactly in the imaginary line that divides Mexico from Guatemala.
16.073872,-91.682996 (Not the exact location bur for some reason Google Maps won't allow to pin point the area)
Saturday, September 22, 2012
New Plymouth
What is now one of the premier botanical gardens in New Zealand began life as a treeless, swampy valley in 1876. The park was named Pukekura in 1907, the name taken from the stream that runs through it.
-39.065298,174.078936
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Kofuku-ji, Nara
In Nara, once the capital of Japan, Maruca enjoys the smell of the sewage at the Kofuku-ji temple, built in 669.
34.682523, 135.834183
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Ginkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto
Ginkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto
Part of the retirement villa of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth Shogun of the Muromachi Period, who began the construction in 1482.
35.026551, 135.798047
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Flamme d'Or
The Asahi Beer Hall, or Flamme d'Or, designed by Philippe Starck. East bank of the Sumida river, Tokyio.
35.710660, 139.798438
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Kuala Lumpur
3.159097,101.711259
Elegantly reflecting the mighty Malasya, the twin towers find echo in several latitudes.
Elegantly reflecting the mighty Malasya, the twin towers find echo in several latitudes.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Malacca
2.191804,102.250329
Heart of the strait and gate of the trade between East and West the Porta de Santiago saw no few attempts from Sandokan to be subdued.
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