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On the 11th of July 1668, Henry Morgan, the greatest buccaneer Admiral in history, took a force of several hundred privateers to raid one of the largest settlements on the Spanish Main, Portobelo. At this time, Portobelo was a vital cog in the imperial operation that pulled unimaginable wealth out of the Americas destined for Spain. After successfully sacking the town, Captain Morgan and his men remained for roughly a month. During their stay they successfully repelled a Spanish attempt to retake the settlement and eventually forced the payment of 100,000 pesos for the return of the town. Although not explicitly allowed by Morgan’s Letter of Marque, those back in England cheered the Welshman’s daring raid, leading to several more attempts like it during Morgan’s long and successful privateering career.
Elephant Falls got its name from the British who colonized India. There was a large rock at the falls that looked like an elephant, hence the name. In 1897 a major earthquake struck the region, thrusting the Shillong plateau upwards 11 meters, causing heavy damage throughout the region. This earthquake removed the rock by which the falls received its name.
Gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close is the Roseate Spoonbill. Locally common in coastal Florida, Texas, and southwest Louisiana, they are usually in small flocks, often associating with other waders. Spoonbills feed in shallow waters, walking forward slowly while they swing their heads from side to side, sifting the muck with their wide flat bills.
Very common in parts of the southeast until the 1860s, spoonbills were virtually eliminated from the United States as a side-effect of the destruction of wader colonies by plume hunters. Began to re-colonize Texas and Florida early in 20th century. Still uncommon and local, vulnerable to degradation of feeding and nesting habitats.
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Riga is the capital of Latvia. With a population of more than 600.000 about a third of all Latvians live here. A settlement of the Finno-Ugric Livs existed on the bank of the Düna. At the end of the 12th century, merchants from Gotland came to trade here.
Albert von Buxthoeven, a fierce missionary, was the first bishop in Riga from 1201 to 1229. Riga developed as the hub of Russian trade and the starting point of the German colonization of the Baltic.
The merchants who settled here after the subjugation of the surrounding peoples rapidly gained influence. In 1225, they were able to elect the city bailiff themselves, when the City Council existed already.
After the Reformation, the power of the archbishops came to an end. After the outbreak of the Livonian War in 1558 the city favoured the status of a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. It was only when the imperial support failed to materialize that the renewed advance of Russian armies led the city to pay homage to Poland's King Stephen Báthory in 1581, who in return confirmed the city's traditional freedoms and privileges.
The 40-year Polish-Lithuanian rule, under which the citizens of Riga successfully resisted anti-Reformation efforts ended with the conquest of the city by Gustav II Adolf of Sweden in 1621. The Swedish crown treated Riga by its rank as the second-largest city in the kingdom and had it lavishly fortified. During the Russo-Swedish War (1656-1658), Riga withstood the Russian siege and maintained its position as one of the most important cities in Sweden until the beginning of the 18th century. During this period the city enjoyed extensive self-government.
Rīgas Centrāltirgus (Riga Central Market) is Europe's largest market in Riga. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998 together with the Old Town of Riga. It was planned in 1922 and built between 1924 and 1930. The main structures of the market are pavilions, built by reusing the metal frameworks of old WWI German Zeppelin hangars.
The market covers an area of 72,300 square metres and has about 3,000 trade stalls.
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This is a photo of a rusted iron panel on the wharf at Port Maitland Beach that has been colonized by barnacles and seaweed.
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******************************************************************El gran Parque Pumalin es uno de los proyectos de conservación privada más grande y diverso de Sudamérica, ubicado en la Provincia de Palena en Chile, al sur de la ciudad de Puerto Montt. Fue creado por Douglas Tompkins un controvertido ecologista y empresario multimillonario estadounidense ex dueño de marcas de moda como Sprit o North Face, fallecido después de volcar su kayak, en el Lago General Carrera (Chile) el 2015. Luego de su muerte dono el parque al estado Chileno para conformar un un gran parque nacional que sumado a otras reservas nacionales en la misma area tendra mas de 700 mil hectareas. Asi 4.5 millones de hectareas, el 20% del territorio nacional estaran bajo protección convirtiendose esto en un hito mundial sin precedentes.
Se extiende desde el corazón de Los Andes hasta los fiordos de la Costa del Pacífico y fue declarado "Santuario de la Naturaleza" en el año 2005 por el gobierno Chileno. Protege ecosistemas únicos en el mundo como el Bosque Patagonicoo Templado Lluvioso de los Andes Australes o Selva Valdiviana incluyendo especies orignarias como viejos Alerces de mas de 4.000 años, areas montañosas con varios volcanes como el Chaiten y Michimahuida, multiples rios lagos y lagunas asi como tambien ecosistemas costeros con bahias y fiordos intocados, haciendo de este lugar uno de los bordes costeros más espectaculares de la Tierra; un paisaje de naturaleza y belleza extraordinaria. Ademas el parque ofrece numerosos senderos, sitios de camping e instalaciones públicas, permitiendo que cada año miles de visitas puedan disfrutar este majestuoso paisaje. La Carretera Austral cruza el parque en casi toda su extrension permitiendo un facil acceso a sus principales atractivos.
La Carretera Austral es uno de los mayores atractivos de la Patagonia chilena. Esta larga carretera que nació como un sendero de colonización a fines del siglo XX, actualmente es una ruta turística de un creciente interés para viajeros y aventureros de todo el mundo que quieran recorrer la salvaje belleza patagónica. Se ha consolidado como destino por ser una de las mejores 10 rutas escénicas del mundo para viajar ya sea en auto, motocicleta o en bicicleta.
La Carretera Austral o Ruta CH-7, nace en la ciudad de Puerto Montt, recorriendo mas de 1.240 kilómetros, en su trayecto cruza varias veces la cordillera de los Andes, junto con bordear el litoral y los fiordos de la Patagonia Occidental, para luego internarse en los bosques australes siempre verdes, acercándose a numerosos glaciares, grandes lagos y los ventisqueros de los Campos de Hielo Norte para finalizar en Villa O’Higgins, a unos cuantos kilómetros del Campo de Hielo Sur.
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The huge Pumalin Park is one of the largest and most diverse private conservation projects in South America, located in the Province of Palena in Chile, south of the city of Puerto Montt. It was created by Douglas Tompkins a controversial environmentalist and entrepreneur Northamerican billionaire former owner of fashion brands like Sprit or North Face, deceased after his kayak overturned, in Lake General Carrera (Chile) in 2015. After his death, he owned the park to the Chilean state to form a large national park joining with other national reserves in the area to will have more than 700 thousand hectares. By this way 4.5 million hectares will be under state protection, 20% of the national territories becoming an unprecedented global milestone.
It extends from the heart of Los Andes to the fjords of the Pacific Coast and was declared "Sanctuary of Nature" in 2005 by the Chilean government. It protects unique ecosystems in the world such as the Patagonian Rainforest of the Southern Andes or best known as Selva Valdiviana including native species such as Alerces of more than 4,000 years old, mountainous areas with several volcanoes like the Chaiten and Michimahuida, multiple rivers lakes and lagoons as well as coastal ecosystems full of untouched bays and fjords, making this place one of the most spectacular coastal edges of the Earth; a landscape of extraordinary beauty and nature. In addition, the park offers numerous trails, camping sites and public facilities, allowing thousands of visitors every year to enjoy this majestic landscape. The Carretera Austral crosses along in almost its all entire extension park avoiding access to the main atracctions.
The Carretera Austral is one of the biggest attractions of the Chilean Patagonia . This long road that began as a path of colonization in the late twentieth century , is now a tourist route of a growing interest for travelers and adventurers from around the world who want to explore the wild beauty of Patagonia . It has become destiny as one of the top 10 best scenic routes in the world to travel either by car , motorcycle or bicycle .
The Carretera Austral or Route CH -7, born in the city of Puerto Montt , traveling more than 1,240 miles in its path crosses several times the Andes along with skirting the coast and fjords of Western Patagonia then deep into the southern evergreen forests approaching numerous glaciers large lakes and the glaciers of the Northern Ice Field to finish in Villa O'Higgins a few kilometers from Southern Ice Field .
Trithemis annulata, le Trithémis pourpré ou Trithémis annelé, ou Libellule purpurine, est une espèce de libellule africaine, qui tend depuis la fin du XXe siècle à coloniser le versant nord de la Méditerranée. Wikipédia
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Trithemis annulata, the Trithemis purple or Trithemis ringed Dragonfly or crimson, is a species of African dragonfly, which tends since the late twentieth century to colonize the northern side of the Mediterranean. Wikipedia
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The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
A colonial town in Minas Gerais, Ouro Preto was at the heart of the 18th-century gold rush in Brazil, and its wealth and prosperity remain in the well-preserved Baroque architecture that decorates the town. Brazil has 21 World Heritage Sites—14 cultural sites and seven natural sites—and Ouro Preto was the first one, receiving the title in 1980. Here’s the story of how it became Brazil’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
When European colonizers arrived in Brazil, they soon discovered that the land was replete with minerals and precious stones, and it wasn’t long before they extracted and mined what must have then seemed like an inexhaustible source of natural wealth. At the center of this fever was Ouro Preto, which became Brazil’s gold-mining town.
The first discovery of gold
It is believed that a slave made the first discovery of gold in the area, when he came across some unusual black metal in the riverbed of the river he was drinking from. The colonizers realized the black metal was actually gold and it soon became apparent that the area was covered in it—it had, in fact, the largest deposit of the metal in the New World.
The Brazilian Gold Rush
The gold rush ensued and, in 1711, the Vila Rica de Ouro Preto town was built in the area, providing close quarters for the Portuguese to start extracting the gold. The population eventually grew to 110,000 people—over twice as large as New York City at that time—with the majority of residents enslaved Africans who were forced to work in the mines. The city became the capital city of Minas Gerais in 1721 and was then known as just Ouro Preto—or “Black Gold.”
Ouro Preto’s architectural transformation
In the peak of the gold boom in the mid-18th century, Ouro Preto became a wealthy city, and property owners could afford to pay for the finest architects and artists from Europe and Brazil, including Aleijadinho, the most celebrated Brazilian artist in the 19th century, to design and construct the city’s buildings. As a result, the city was transformed with Baroque architecture, dozens of churches, intricate fountains, colonial façades, and miles of cobbled streets.
The Revolution
While the city was turning into an architectural wonder, some locals were increasingly hostile towards the Portuguese colonizers. All the gold mined and extracted was taken to the weighing houses, where one-fifth was taken and given to the Portuguese Royal Family. The gold miners were finding the demands of the gold tax too high and started preparing for a revolution against the colonizers, in what became known as the Inconfidência Mineira. The revolution in 1789, led by Tiradentes (Teeth Puller) and a group of other Brazilian poets, including Claudio da Costa and Tomás Antônio Gonzaga, among others, was unsuccessful and quickly stopped. Tiradentes, who was considered the main leader, was hung and quartered in a gruesome execution to prevent such an uprising happening again.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site title
Eventually, the gold mines were depleted in the 19th century and the source of precious metal dried up, leading to the decline in the city’s influence. In 1879, the new capital of Minas Gerais became Belo Horizonte, a title it still holds today. However, Ouro Preto’s defining architecture remains and, as a result, was rewarded the title of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, the first of many for Brazil.
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Soars village was probably founded in the first wave of German (Saxons) colonization in Transylvania, with Cincu, the seat of which it was part. The oldest preserved mention of the village dates to 1206.
The Fortified Evangelical Church of Şoarş is the most important monument of Gothic architecture in the area of Făgăraş. The construction began about 1450 until 1470 as the church, today's dedicated to St. Jacob, was mentioned in two papal indulgences in 1449 and 1466.
The initial church-hall plan with a polygonal apse and a bell tower on the western end has been preserved unaltered to date.
The fortification of the edifice began 1507, but in the first half of the 20th century most of the enclosure was demolished as well as the four defensive towers.
The Gothic vaults of the ship were replaced by the current ones at the renovation of the years 1805-1806. The baroque altar was built in 1745 and painting scenes was done by Martin Stock in the same year. The organ was built in 1838 and repaired in 1912 by craftsman Carl Einschenk. The tower clock mechanism dates to 1843. Of the four bells, the smaller one dates to 1777, the two mediums of 1922, and the big one in 1937.
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The top soil almost only consists of volcanic ash. But after a few years life colonizes the dark land.
Etna, Sicily, Italy
At the edge of a quartz quarry.
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I'm sorting old photos and posting some interesting ones. This image was uploaded to Flickr on Feb. 6, 2020.
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En 1845 el gobierno Chileno inicio el proceso de "Colonización Alemana" con la traida de colonos de orígenes alemán y austrohúngaro. El objetivo era la explotación de los abundantes recursos naturales de la zona sur, incorporar efectivamente dichos territorios a la soberanía del país y así evitar la ocupación de la zona por potencias extranjeras, y de llevar población de origen europeo en zonas donde había en su mayoría principalmente comunidades nativas de origen Huilliche.
La zona de colonización se extendió desde la región de Valdivia hasta la Isla de Chiloé con la entrega de tierras, ganado, herramientas, alimentos y materiales a los nuevos habitantes. Se estima que en este periodo entre 30.000 a 40.000 alemanes llegaron al sur de Chile, en la actualidad hay entre 500.000 y 600.000 decendientes directos de esos colonos. Su presencia significo una fuerte influencia alemana en la arquitectura, cultura y tradiciones del sur de Chile.
Esta influencia es evidente en la arquitectura de todos los galpones y graneros que se puede encontrar en zonas rurales de la Región de Los Lagos siendo un componente importante del territorio y del paisaje, teniendo algunos más de 120 años de antiguedad. Estos antiguos galpones no sólo eran utilizados como grandes despensas: muchas familias dormían dentro y era el hogar provisorio para comenzar a echar raíces. Todo se basaba en la lechería, la agricultura y los animales, que debían mantenerse bien abrigados. Una vez que se tenía el dinero, se hacía la casona para vivir.
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In 1845 the Chilean government began the process of "German Colonization" with the settlers brought from German and Austro-Hungarian origins. The aim was the exploitation of the abundant natural resources of the south, effectively incorporate these territories to the country's sovereignty and avoid the occupation of the area by foreign powers, and to bring people of European origin in areas where there were mostly mainly Huilliche native communities of origin.
The settlement area extended from the region of Valdivia to Chiloe Island with the delivery of land, livestock, tools, food and supplies to the new settlers. It is estimated that in the period between 30,000 to 40,000 Germans arrived in southern Chile, there are currently between 500,000 and 600,000 direct descendants of these settlers. His presence meant a strong German influence in the architecture, culture and traditions of the south of Chile.
This influence is evident in the architecture of all the sheds and barns that can be found in rural areas of the Region of Los Lagos remains an important component of the territory and landscape, with some over 120 years old. These old barns were not only used as large pantries: many families slept in and was the temporary home to begin to take root. Everything was based on dairy, agriculture and animals, which were kept well wrapped. Once the money was, the house was made to live.
The island of Corsica is one of the 18 regions of France. It was colonized the Carthaginians, the Greeks, the Etruscans and the Romans. After the Roman empire collapsed, Corsica got invaded by the Vandals and the Ostrogoths. For a short while the island belonged to the Byzantine Empire, then the Franks granted the island to the Pope, in the early 11th century Pisa and Genoa together freed the island from the threat of Arab invasion. The island came, just like neighbouring Sardinia, under the influence of the Republic of Pisa, later it belonged to Genua for centuries. In 1729 the Corsican fight for independence from Genoa began. After 26 years of struggle the independent Corsican Republic was proclaimed in 1755, but in 1769, when the island was conquered by France.
The church, often named "La Canonica" is located in a plain near the coast. The ancient city of Mariana existed here, founded by Roman statesman Gaius Marius in 93 BC as a veteran colony. Where the church is now was the center of Mariana. Christianity arrived early and already in the 5th century the diocese of Mariana was established. The early Christian church was destroyed by Vandals around 440, the following church by Saracens within the 8th century. The cathedral "La Canonica" was erected in the 11th century, it got consecrated in 1119. The three nave basilica was the first church on the island built in the "Pisan style" of Romanesque architecture.
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Year 2095, the submarine colonization of the seabed is now a common practice. Permanent research stations and even small villages have been built on the Ocean floor in recent years.
Now an ambitious project has started: the first city at the bottom of the Ocean. Several countries are working together to make it possible, all the external structures are ready and the dome that will contain this new city is finally completed.
But out of nowhere, a giant creature arrived at the construction site, a creature seen before. The workers tried to scare him using electric tools, the only result being that the beast falls asleep. To study this strange animal, the creature was placed inside the dome that in the future will contain the city.
A couple of hours later the beast started screaming, a cry that somehow sounds sad. After a while there was a very loud rumble, as if it where an answer to this call for help…
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The little egret is a small white heron with attractive white plumes on crest, back and chest, black legs and bill and yellow feet. It first appeared in the UK in significant numbers in 1989 and first bred in Dorset in 1996. Its colonization followed naturally from a range expansion into western and northern France in previous decades. It is now at home on numerous south coast sites, both as a breeding species and as a winter visitor.
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Yuri has discovered the perfect location for colonization. This particular area of Gliese 3293b is not as susceptible to the mass land flow or the erratic magnetism. This means instrumentation is not as affected by the shifting polarity. He is sending all his real-time data to be analyzed.
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Essaouire is a beautiful fishing port which is colonized by seagulls and cats.It has one of the most beautiful beaches in Morocco.
In the past, it was not easy for a country to have another country under its colonization. They must unavoidably fight in war leading to losses of both their people and resources. Nonetheless, territories that faced colonization often cooperated and protected their land. At least, two heads are better than one.
During the reign of King Maha Chakkraphat of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, there was a war with Burma. At that time, Burma was so powerful that King Chaiyachetthathirat of Si Sattana Kanahut Kingdom (Vientaine, Laos at present) negotiated to be an alliance to fight against Burma, promised not to violate each other’s territory and built a stupa as a witness that is Phra That Si Song Rak.
Phra That Si Song Rak has no monks living inside but it is under the governance of Wat Phon Chai. It was intentionally built as Uthesik Chedi (Chedi of Rememberance) to dedicate it to Buddhism. Its base is square shape with 12-indented corners. The bell stupa has a square lotus shape. There is a celebration for Phra That Si Sok Rak on the 15th day of the waxing moon of the 6th month of the lunar month of every year. Lao people in Dan Sai will make Tom Phueng and Thian Wian Hua as offerings to Phra That Si Sok Rak for auspiciousness. The front of Phra That Si Sok Rak is a pavilion that enshrines the old Buddha images for people to worship. The nearby area is the location for the stone inscription when Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Boromarajajonani came to pay respect to Phra That Si Song Rak at 15.30 on Tuesday 16th March 1971. Next to each other is the stone inscription of Phra That Si Song Rak Construction History. People who go up to worship Phra That Si Song Rak usually walk clockwise 3 times while praying for propitiousness.
Those who worship Phra That Si Song Rak have the mantra of Phra That Si Song Rak by chanting Homage to the Buddha 3 times followed with “Nakhalo-ke Thewalo-ke Chomphu-thi-pe Tawa-ting-se Chin-na-tha-tuyo Arahanta Namami”. There are a few rules for going up to worship the stupa. For instance, do not use red flowers for offerings and do not wear red clothing. This is because Phra That Si Sok Rak was built from friendship. Red items are not appropriate for paying respect since red color designates blood and violence. To travel by car, drive from the city along Highway No. 203, Loei-Phu Ruea Route. Then, change to Highway No. 2013 for about 15 kilometers. When you arrive in Dan Sai District, keep right to Road No. 2113 for about 1 kilometer. The stupa is open daily for people to worship from 06.00-18.00.
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El Lago Leones se encuentra 28 kms al oeste de la Carretera Austral y 30 kms al sur de Puerto Tranquilo. Se llega viajando por un camino vecinal apto para 4x4 y luego de una caminata de 9,5 kms. bordeando el rio Los Leones hasta la confluencia con el rio Fiero, poco mas adelante se encuentra el borde oriental del lago. Con sus aguas color turqueza, rodeado de un imponente marco de montañas de mas 2.000 mts de altura ofrece uno de los mayores espectaculos escenicos de este tramo. Tres glaciares se descuelgan del Campo de Hielo Norte entre las montañas a mas de 1.500 mts de altura para conformar el espectacular Glacias Los Leones. En su flanco oriental se empina otro de los gigantes de la Patagonia, el Cerro Hyades con 3.100 mts. de altura, una grandiosa y compleja montaña de roca y hielo facilmente visible desde el lago asi como tambien el Cerro Siniolchu (2,470mts ). Al norte se abre un valle que corresponde al Lago Fiero en cuyo fondo se puede ver los hielos eternos de los Cerros Fiero y por su cara sur del Monte San Valentin y Cerro Cuerno de Plata. Tambien parte del gran Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael declarado Reserva Mundial de la Biosfera por la UNESCO, que tiene 1.742.000 ha de extensión, que lo convierte en uno de los mayores parques del pais, de las cuales cerca de 400.000 ha corresponden al Campo de Hielo. Kalen Expediciones ofrece una singular opcion que permite cruzar el lago y dormir en un domo proximo al glaciar con increibles vista de todo el entorno.
Uno de los mayores atractivos de la Patagonia chilena, es la Carretera Austral. Esta larga carretera que nació como un sendero de colonización a fines del siglo XX, actualmente es una ruta turística de un creciente interés para viajeros y aventureros de todo el mundo que quieran recorrer la salvaje belleza patagónica. Se ha consolidado como destino por ser una de las mejores 10 rutas escénicas del mundo para viajar ya sea en auto, motocicleta o en bicicleta.
La Carretera Austral o Ruta CH-7, nace en la ciudad de Puerto Montt, recorriendo mas de 1.240 kilómetros, en su trayecto cruza varias veces la cordillera de los Andes, junto con bordear el litoral y los fiordos de la Patagonia Occidental, para luego internarse en los bosques australes siempre verdes, acercándose a numerosos glaciares, grandes lagos y los ventisqueros de los Campos de Hielo Norte para finalizar en Villa O’Higgins, a unos cuantos kilómetros del Campo de Hielo Sur.
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Leones Lake is located 28 kms west of the Austral Highway and 30 kms south of Puerto Tranquilo. It is reached by a 4x4 road and then a 9.5 km hike. Bordering Los Leones river to the confluence with the Fiero river, a little further on is the eastern edge of the lake. With its turquoise waters, surrounded by an imposing mountains frame of more than 2,000 meters high offers one of the biggest scenic beauty of this section. Three glaciers take off from the Northern Ice Field between the mountains at more than 1,500 meters high to form the spectacular Glacias Los Leones. On its eastern flank is another of the Patagonia giants, the Hyades mountainl with 3,100 mts. height, a great and complex mountain of rock and ice easily visible from the lake as well as Cerro Siniolchu (2,470mts ). To the north there is a valley that corresponds to the Lake Fiero in whose bottom you can see the eternal ices of Cerros Fiero and its south face of Monte San Valentin and Cerro Cuerno de Plata. Also part of the large Laguna San Rafael National Park declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, which has 1,742,000 ha of land, which makes it one of the largest parks in the country, of which about 400,000 ha correspond to the Field of ice. Kalen Expeditions offers a unique option that allows you to cross the lake and sleep in a dome near the glacier with incredible views of the whole environment.
One of the biggest attractions of the Chilean Patagonia, is the Carretera Austral . This long road that began as a path of colonization in the late twentieth century , is now a tourist route of a growing interest for travelers and adventurers from around the world who want to explore the wild beauty of Patagonia . It has become destiny as one of the top 10 best scenic routes in the world to travel either by car , motorcycle or bicycle .
The Carretera Austral or Route CH -7, born in the city of Puerto Montt , traveling more than 1,240 miles in its path crosses several times the Andes along with skirting the coast and fjords of Western Patagonia then deep into the southern evergreen forests approaching numerous glaciers large lakes and the glaciers of the Northern Ice Field to finish in Villa O'Higgins a few kilometers from Southern Ice Field.
Londrina is 88 years old and was mostly colonized by europeans and Japanese. The photo shows a typical pioneer house (1930-40) made with "peroba rosa" (pink peroba, a tree that is now protected) reassembled at the State University of Londrina. Canon EOS Rebel T3, polarizing filter.
Tvis Abbey (Danish: Tvis Kloster; Latin: Tutta vallis) is a former Cistercian monastery in Denmark. It was situated a few kilometres south of Holstebro in Jutland, on a small island between the Storå and the Tvis Å rivers.
The abbey was founded in 1163 by Prince Buris as a daughter house of Herrevad Abbey in Scania (now in Sweden), with a substantial endowment of property round the town of Holstebro. The abbey was dissolved during the Reformation, probably in 1547.
The abbey church, which served as a parish church, was demolished, apparently in 1698, after which a replacement was set up in the west wing, but that too was demolished after the construction of a new parish church in 1887. Today there are no visible remains apart from the foundations.
In 1834, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was sent from San Francisco, by the Mexican Government, to the Petaluma area to accomplish three things: to secularize the San Francisco Solano Mission in Sonoma, to colonize the area by starting a pueblo (Sonoma), and to be near the Russian Outpost at Fort Ross. He was given his first land grant of 44,000 acres (later supplemented with another 22,000 acres) as a reward and to further encourage his leadership. He chose a hilltop for his Petaluma Adobe rancho and factory. The operation needed to be large in order to support Vallejo's military command in Sonoma, as they did not receive adequate support from the government.
The Adobe served as the center of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo's 66,000-acre (100 square miles) working ranch between 1836-1846. Made from adobe brick and Redwood, its design is typical of Hispanic Architecture. The rancho headquarters at Petaluma Adobe were unusual because many working areas were combined into one large building rather than a number of smaller outbuildings. There were between 600-2,000 people working at the Adobe, but not all of them lived within the building. The workers of higher status and supervisors would have lived upstairs. There was a Native American village adjacent to the creek. The main economic activity of the rancho was based on the hide and tallow trade. As well, the rancho produced many crops, and grain was traded in large quantities.
The black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), like this female, prefer to breed and lay eggs in larger lakes. They are often quick to colonize new waters, but will abandon them if they begin to have more vegetation.
The adults can however often bee seen a considerable distance from open water. If you spot a dragonfly sitting on the ground in a field or road in southern or central Sweden, there is a good chance it is a black-tailed skimmer.
The larvae will live for two years under water before climbing out to become an adult.
Looking at this specimen, it has the super-shiny, almost plasticky wings of one which has just crawled out of the water and is waiting for the wings to harden - but this was taken quite far from water so I don't understand from where it emerged.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51875753252/
For a photo of the male which looks a bit differently, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51405387720/
Soars village was probably founded in the first wave of German (Saxons) colonization in Transylvania, with Cincu, the seat of which it was part. The oldest preserved mention of the village dates to 1206.
The Fortified Evangelical Church of Şoarş is the most important monument of Gothic architecture in the area of Făgăraş. The construction began about 1450 until 1470 as the church, today's dedicated to St. Jacob, was mentioned in two papal indulgences in 1449 and 1466.
The initial church-hall plan with a polygonal apse and a bell tower on the western end has been preserved unaltered to date.
The fortification of the edifice began 1507, but in the first half of the 20th century most of the enclosure was demolished as well as the four defensive towers.
The Gothic vaults of the ship were replaced by the current ones at the renovation of the years 1805-1806. The baroque altar was built in 1745 and painting scenes was done by Martin Stock in the same year. The organ was built in 1838 and repaired in 1912 by craftsman Carl Einschenk. The tower clock mechanism dates to 1843. Of the four bells, the smaller one dates to 1777, the two mediums of 1922, and the big one in 1937.
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Gorgeous at a distance and bizarre up close is the Roseate Spoonbill. Locally common in coastal Florida, Texas, and southwest Louisiana, they are usually in small flocks, often associating with other waders. Spoonbills feed in shallow waters, walking forward slowly while they swing their heads from side to side, sifting the muck with their wide flat bills.
Very common in parts of the southeast until the 1860s, spoonbills were virtually eliminated from the United States as a side-effect of the destruction of wader colonies by plume hunters. Began to re-colonize Texas and Florida early in 20th century. Still uncommon and local, vulnerable to degradation of feeding and nesting habitats.
Source: Audubon
Routhierville Covered Bridge
This village used to be called Assametquagan, which means "appearing at the detour". When colonization started, life evolved mainly around the train station built in 1878 and salmon fishing. That is why Routhierville was named after a station master, Alphonse Routhier. In 1931, construction of Routhierville's bridge measuring 78.6 m was finally concluded. [wiki]
I scrambled through a thicket full of brambles and holly to get to this abandoned cavarvan in the woods. I still have the scars to prove it.
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
From an American Ornithological Society standpoint this bird is a distinctive sub-species of Yellow Warbler ("Galapagos" Yellow Warbler). The IOU (International Ornithological Union) recognizes the Mangrove Warbler as a separate species from Yellow Warbler, and thus classifies this bird as the Galapagos sub-species of Mangrove Warbler.
Whatever you want to call it, Setophaga petechia aureola is the only resident wood-warbler in The Galapagos, and is one of the latest species to have arrived and colonized the islands naturally (second to the Cattle Egret).
It is among the most widespread and abundant birds of The Galapagos, occupying all major islands and habitat zones.
"Galapagos" Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia aureola)
Immature
Family: Wood-Warblers
Santa Cruz--Las Bachas Beach
Galápagos, EC
2017/08/26
The first OASIS class explorer SHIP was commissioned in the year 2077. It’s primary objective is to seek out new planets suitable for colonization. Fitted with the latest warp technology available during that period it is capable of reaching Alpha Centauri in a matter of days. It was named OASIS due to being equipped with a Hydroponics Bay, an artificial ecosystem that not only provided food and air but also R&R for the crews and offered a way to make long interstellar travel bearable.
The OASIS class was capable of performing multiple non-combat roles. The Science module can be replaced with a Cargo module and refitted into a cargo transport. Minimal combat capability is ensured with only 7 anti-fighter turrets. Further defence is enhanced by drones.
For planetary exploration the scientists can land using the surveyor which is equipped with utilities for onsite experiments.
Well, here it is, my first SHIP, my first SHIPtember and my first MOC after I moved to Billund.
This was great fun to build but also challenging as I’ve never built space before.
It’s 132 studs in length and I have no idea how may parts.
Original concept belongs to Skyrion and you can see the amazing art here
Special thanks to my friend and colleague Markus Rollbuhler AKA 'rolli for the amazing photo editing and background of the main photo.
Hope you like it!
Santa Cruz (Argentina)
Ancient landscape had no trees, until colonizers introduced the "Sauces" which spread along the river.
The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe, and reached North America.
It followed the Migration Period and the Germanic Iron Age.[7] The Viking Age applies not only to their homeland of Scandinavia, but to any place significantly settled by Scandinavians during the period.[3] The Scandinavians of the Viking Age are often referred to as Vikings as well as Norsemen, although few of them were Vikings in the technical sense.
Voyaging by sea from their homelands in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Norse people settled in the British Isles, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Normandy, the Baltic coast, and along the Dnieper and Volga trade routes in eastern Europe, where they were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans, Rus' people, Faroese and Icelanders emerged from these Norse colonies.
The Vikings founded several kingdoms and earldoms in Europe: the kingdom of the Isles (Suðreyjar), Orkney (Norðreyjar), York (Jórvík) and the Danelaw (Danalǫg), Dublin (Dyflin), Normandy, and Kievan Rus' (Garðaríki). The Norse homelands were also unified into larger kingdoms during the Viking Age, and the short-lived North Sea Empire included large swathes of Scandinavia and Britain.
Several things drove this expansion. The Vikings were drawn by the growth of wealthy towns and monasteries overseas, and weak kingdoms. They may also have been pushed to leave their homeland by overpopulation, lack of good farmland, and political strife arising from the unification of Norway. The aggressive expansion of the Carolingian Empire and forced conversion of the neighboring Saxons to Christianity may also have been a factor.
Sailing innovations had allowed the Vikings to sail further and longer to begin with.
Information about the Viking Age is drawn largely from primary sources written by those the Vikings encountered, as well as archaeology, supplemented with secondary sources such as the Icelandic Sagas.
View Large. Brown Anole. Kāʻanapali, Maui Hawaii
These are the lizards that display their dewlap, the bright orange-red throat fan, when they feel threatened by you, or when flirting with a female. The females have dewlaps as well, but are less apt to show them. Anoles have great vision, and so will also deploy a variety of body gestures for courtship or for defending their territory.
The color can vary from a light pale brown to almost black. The males are larger than the females, and the females wear a scallop pattern down the back. Note also the long toes of the brown anole, and the laterally flattened tail. Anolis sagrei is native to Cuba and the Bahamas, but is a fast colonizer where it has been introduced in the U.S. They dine on insects, slugs, snails and worms. They are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs. Some people can confuse the brown anole with the green anole, Anolis carolinensis. This is because anoles, like chameleons, can change color. The brown anole can only change the shade of brown and the patterning on the skin, whereas the green anole can be bright green or brown.
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