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The detail in the hillside to the right is a working quarry which according to the local guide book has no roadway access - all traffic by sea!!!
Ifaty-Mangily is a village about 30 km north of Toliara (Tuléar) in southwest Madagascar. Ifaty was originally a pure fishing village, but due to its favourable location directly in front of a coral reef and its proximity to Toliara, the first tourist infrastructure developed in the 1970s: the beginning of Mangily. Today, both terms are often used synonymously, although they are actually still two independent but very close villages.
On the sandy beaches of the bay of Ranobe (translated “big water”) on the canal of Mozambique, travellers have a good opportunity to relax and unwind. The water is warm and the sun shines here more than 300 days a year. Ifaty has a number of well-equipped hotels and lodges for excursions with the zebu carts (Charettes), crayfish dinners, pirogue excursions or visits to the nearby Reniala reserve and the turtle village. Due to the unfortunately unfavourable security situation in the south of Madagascar, the spiny forests of the surrounding area should not be explored alone, and it is also advisable to always be on the road with local guides.
Diving schools in Ifaty offer guided dives along various parts of the coral reef, equipment can be hired on site. For beginners to experienced divers there are many possibilities to explore the sea and its colourful inhabitants. In some places, travellers even have the unique opportunity to get in touch with sharks under water. If you are not quite so brave or simply not a diver, you will find just as good opportunities for snorkeling. In August, with a bit of luck, you might even see whales passing the coast. The road to Ifaty was paved in 2016, it now takes just 20 minutes via the Route Nationale (RN9) from Toliara to Ifaty-Mangily.
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Ifaty-Mangily es un pueblo a unos 30 km al norte de Toliara (Tuléar), en el suroeste de Madagascar. Originariamente, Ifaty era un pueblo puramente pesquero, pero debido a su favorable ubicación directamente frente a un arrecife de coral y su proximidad a Toliara, en los años 70 se desarrolló la primera infraestructura turística: el comienzo de Mangily. Hoy en día ambos términos suelen utilizarse como sinónimos, aunque en realidad siguen siendo dos pueblos independientes pero muy cercanos.
En las playas de arena de la bahía de Ranobe (traducida como "agua grande") en el canal de Mozambique, los viajeros tienen una buena oportunidad para relajarse y descansar. El agua es cálida y el sol brilla aquí más de 300 días al año. Ifaty cuenta con varios hoteles y albergues bien equipados para excursiones con carros de cebú (Charettes), cenas con cangrejos de río, excursiones en piragua o visitas a la cercana reserva de Reniala y al pueblo de las tortugas. Debido a la desgraciadamente desfavorable situación de seguridad en el sur de Madagascar, los bosques espinosos de los alrededores no se deben explorar solo, y también es recomendable estar siempre de viaje con guías locales.
Las escuelas de buceo en Ifaty ofrecen inmersiones guiadas a lo largo de varias partes del arrecife de coral y se puede alquilar el equipo en el lugar. Desde principiantes hasta buceadores experimentados hay muchas posibilidades de explorar el mar y sus coloridos habitantes. En algunos lugares, los viajeros incluso tienen la oportunidad única de entrar en contacto con tiburones bajo el agua. Si no eres tan valiente o simplemente no eres buceador, encontrarás oportunidades igualmente buenas para hacer snorkel. En agosto, con un poco de suerte, es posible que incluso veas ballenas pasando por la costa. La carretera a Ifaty se pavimentó en 2016 y ahora se tarda solo 20 minutos por la Ruta Nacional (RN9) desde Toliara hasta Ifaty-Mangily.
Le Paradisier
Hi everyone,
I've been out of pocket again, traveling for business. Just have a magical time in Moscow though, with a wonderful local guide on my team, who showed us so much after we finished working each day. This is a view in Izmaylovo, now a district of Moscow, once a village in its own right. Peter the Great grew up here.
I live a blessed life. Heading home now.
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It is a genus of about 125 species of tropical, succulent flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, mainly native to Madagascar and tropical Africa. Kalanchoe was one of the first plants to be sent into space, sent on a resupply to the Soviet Salyut 1 space station in 1971. Most are shrubs or perennial herbaceous plants, but a few are annual or biennial. The largest, Kalanchoe beharensis from Madagascar, can reach 6 m tall, but most species are less than 1 m tall. Kalanchoes are characterized by opening their flowers by growing new cells on the inner surface of the petals to force them outwards, and on the outside of the petals to close them. Kalanchoe flowers are divided into 4 sections with 8 stamens. The petals are fused into a tube, in a similar way to some related genera such as Cotyledon. S_8712
Our local guide in Myanmar drove us two hours out of Mandalay to his family village. After lunch and group photos Joe's proud Uncle brought out his baby for us to see.
Some of our group stayed an extra day to visit La Selva. We had an amazing day with our local guide. I can't believe I'll be back there in just a few weeks!
Shot was taken just before sunset in New Zealand's Waipoua Forest . Waipoua Forest preserves some of the best examples of kauri forest remaining in New Zealand. It is notable for having two of the largest living kauri trees, Tane Mahuta (2000 years old and according to a local guide, the forth largest tree in the world) and Te Matua Ngahere. The forest was declared a sanctuary in 1952. A Kauri Tree can be seen fallen over in the background.
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Bubo cinerascens
Our local guides excelled by taking us to the daytime roost of a fabulous pair of Greyish Eagle Owls. Despite a breeze, they were in the tops of the trees, so the shots were somewhat obscured, but it was still a fabulous encounter...
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The river Suir (pronounced sure or shooer" flows past the charming village of Cheekpoint in Co. Waterford. Back in May, I joined a local guide for a very informative talk all about the history of this area. A few of us convened after the walk for refreshments in the beer garden at this local pub. Great food, music & atmosphere. Happy Window Wednesday!
Photo 99/100 : My 100x photos this year will all feature benches or seats.
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Ecuadorian Hillstar (Oreotrochilus chimborazo)
Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador
Amongst a number of cool 'target' species for my visit to the 'paramo' ecosystem of Antisana in the high Andes, the Ecuadorian Hillstar was THE target. From the bus we constantly scanned each passing group of the orange-flowered Chuquiragua bushes that this hummer uses for both its food source and its home until finally our local guide found this striking, and confiding, male vigilantly guarding its particular patch of Chuquiragua. Mission accomplished! And thank goodness, as this one (& a lone female) were the only ones we saw all day. With this bird on the cover of 2 of my Ecuador field guides as a reminder, it would have been tough to return to Canada without having seen one!!
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After the CNJ heritage unit the second most sought after New Jersey Transit passenger train is this one. And thanks to some exceptional local guides and photographers I managed to snag the last two NJT owned and lettered F40PHs that are still operating in revenue passenger service...and back to back on the same train no less! Taken at 6:39 PM, sunset was officially 6:35 PM this was cutting it pretty close!
Here is train 1171 (Hoboken to Suffern) crossing HX drawbridge over the Hackensack River from the town of Secaucus into Rutherford on NJT's Bergen County Line at about MP 5.5 as measured from Hoboken Terminal. But historically this was former Erie railroad territory and their passenger trains ran out of Pavonia Terminal on the Jersey City waterfront. But in 1958 they shifted Hoboken as a harbinger of the 1960 merger with the Lackawanna.
HX Draw was built in 1911 and was designed by Joseph Strauss who is slightly better known as the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is one of the earliest Heel trunnion bascule spans built in the US and is a two track cousin to the unique first of its kind 4 track span I shot in Port Clinton, OH earlier this past summer. The Heel trunnion bascule was designed with the machinery installed on the hip end of the truss while the struts pinned to the counterweight bridge tower with brackets and collar bearings, the railings of stairways are on the truss span to the machinery.
Sequentially numbered 4120 and 4119 are F40PH-2s built new for NJT in Nov. 1981 and both were rebuilt by Conrail and Juniata shops in 1997 and called F40PH-2CATs. Of a 17 unit order these are the last two left and have long been relegated to non revenue work train only status but were recently pressed into revenue service due to a motive power crunch despite the railroad fostering 162 units (including switchers) of various diesel and electric models.
Rutherford, New Jersey
Friday October 2, 2020
Kenya. Baringo county.
BARINGO LAKE and the POKOT PEOPLE VIDEO
Morning guided hike with Augustine. (local guide, living in the village next to Soi Safari lodge
Adenium multiflorum is small, succulent tree native to central and eastern Southern Africa. Like other members of the succulent Apocynaceae family, A. multiflorum has a milky latex with toxic alkaloids, specifically Cardiac glycosides . This latex is used as an arrow poison and as a fish stunning poison.
It is sometimes treated as a variety or subspecies of Adenium obesum
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For agents from Deva, the worst part of their first mission to earth isn't getting adjusted to a physical body. No, it's listening to the stories the local guides come up with to scare them.
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A scene based loosely off of Expelled from Paradise.
This crocodile, known by local guides as "Angelina Jolie," came very close to the tour boat we were on in Tarcoles, Costa Rica.
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North Afghanistan,
Fakhar province.
We went with a local guide
we had some nice days in the mountains
We got a ride to Naranag to begin a trek to Gangabal lake. It didn't happen because we knew we were getting ripped off by the local guides. So, instead we spent the day down by this river. Some things are just meant to be, I would never have got this photograph otherwise.
Shot on: Mamiya 7ii with 65mm and Portra 160.
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According to the belief of the ancient Lycians, the soul after death takes wings and flies up to heavens. This location of the tombs was intended to ease her soul "start" to eternity. Local guides say that the higher is the tomb, the most powerful man was in his life.
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Off the Zaandam and wandering the old city streets prior to a walking tour by a local guide.
URUSHOP, La Casa del Turistat store at 1583 Plaza Inpendencia has a brightly coloured exterior to draw in tourists.
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the guide explains the way the people have organized the agriculture in the gorge, date taken: 2017-06-01
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La reserva comunitaria de Anja es una pequeña área protegida en Madagascar . Fue creado por una comunidad del pueblo que lo gestiona en su totalidad. Está orientado hacia la conservación de la naturaleza, el turismo y el desarrollo económico de la localidad.
La reserva alberga la población de lémures de cola anillada más densa de toda la isla.
La reserva está situada cerca de la carretera nacional N o 7, a medio camino entre el Parque Nacional Isalo al sur y Ranomafana norte, dos de los parques más visitados del país. Esta situación probablemente esté en el origen del gran número de visitantes que se detienen allí, y corolario del éxito del proyecto.
La reserva comunitaria de Anja cubre 34 hectáreas de bosque seco, rodeada de sabanas, arrozales y huertas. El paisaje está dominado por tres grandes formaciones de granito aisladas, el Telo Mirahavavy o "las Tres Hermanas".
Anja Miray es una asociación de derecho malgache , creada en 1999. Todos los habitantes de Anja, es decir, unas 2.500 personas, pueden unirse si lo desean. La gestión del bosque le fue cedida por el gobierno malgache en 2001, en virtud de la ley de transferencia de la gestión de los recursos naturales, de 1996. En 2009, pasó la superficie de tierra bajo el control de la asociación Anja Miray. De 60 ha (concedida en 2001) a 72 ha .
El premio “Ecuador”, que premia los esfuerzos de las comunidades para reducir la pobreza a través de la conservación y el uso sostenible de la biodiversidad, fue otorgado a la asociación Anja Miray en 2012.
Sin embargo, un estudio apunta a las desigualdades de género que persisten en la reserva, destacando, en particular, que solo el 15,4% de las mujeres son social, política y económicamente autónomas.
Las ganancias de la reserva comunitaria de Anja permitieron financiar la construcción de dos escuelas y un programa de apoyo agrícola con distribución de semillas e insumos.
En 2011, la reserva de Anja recibió a 12.000 visitantes, cada uno pagando una tarifa de entrada de 20.000 Ariaris (alrededor de 5 € ), además de la tarifa de grupo de 18 € . En 2019, el turismo generó alrededor de 27.000 € de facturación. Los ingresos fueron suficientes para contratar a 85 guías y otros agentes.
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The Anja Community Reserve is a woodland area and freshwater lake, situated at the base a large cliff. Much of the reserve is dominated by fallen rocks and boulders and there are two small caves providing habitat for bats and owls. This reserve has much sheltered habitat in the pocket of forest that has established between the vast boulders.
The reserve was created in 2001 with the support on the UNDP to help preserve the local environment and wildlife, and to provide additional employment and income to the local community.
The reserve is home to the highest concentration of maki, or ring-tailed lemurs, in all of Madagascar. The people, who have a belief in not eating the maki, used to sell the maki to outsiders. However, after finding that 95% of makis in Madagascar are now gone, the people initiated the formation of a nature reserve, effectively establishing the world's largest congregation site for makis. Due to its high biological, cultural, and natural importance, scholars have suggested the possibility of its inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The reserve is located 13 km south of Ambalavao, between the towns of Fianarantsoa and Ihosy, on National Road 7, and is a popular stop for holiday tours operators traveling between the Antananarivo and the south of Madagascar.
Visitors are welcome, but must be accompanied by a local guide. There are two main trails. The shorter trail can be completed in around one to two hours, but you should allow up to six hours for the longer trail which includes a hike to the top of the mountain. Fees apply.
The reserve is maintained by Association Anja Miray, a local group established in response to the degradation of the forest. The association's ecotourism initiative helps to fund community works projects related to education and health alongside conservation activities. The growth of ecotourism has also helped to diversify the local economy, encouraging fish farming and tree nurseries. Previously, forest lands were being cleared for corn planting and lemurs were hunted as a source of protein. The association received support from the United Nations Development Programme (including an Equator Prize in 2012) and the Global Environment Facility.
Anja Reserve is home to about 300 ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) as well as three species of lizard:
Androngo or the Madagascar Girdled Lizard (Zonosaurus madagascariensis)
Katasataka or Barbour's day gecko (Phelsuma barbouri)
Dangalia lizard (Chalarodon madagascariensis)
The ring-tailed lemurs are used to visitors, so it is possible to approach to within a few meters for photos. However, feeding them, which was once permitted, is now prohibited.
Two bizarre species of planthopper are frequently observed at Anja, and the local guides will point out these strange-looking insects to visitors as they pass by. The Flatida rosea nymphs congregate in groups and are covered in white waxy filaments. The Malagasy Lantern Bug (Zanna madagascariensis) has a white waxy dusty coating and a large orange lantern-like snout.
View 'Royal Mile from Ramsay Lane' on black.
I took this while I was sheltering in a doorway from a heavy rain shower. Because I'd put my tripod away I had to take this freehand - amazingly I didn't get any camera shake (I think holding the camera at waist level helped).
This is the tourist heart of Edinburgh (it's just around the corner from the castle) so I was lucky to catch this scene when there were so few people around.
As seen in The Locals' Guide to Edinburgh.
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A Mother's Love II - Mother Leopard sharing a tender moment with her cub. This happened on a far ridge, so I was very grateful to have a massive 840mm of focal length to make this shot happen.
Special thanks to local guides for making this image possible.
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Species: Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)
Location: Rajasthan, IN
Equipment: Canon EOS R5 + EF 600mm f/4 IS II + EF 1.4x III Extender
Settings: 1/1600s, ISO: 1250, f/6.3 @840mm, Handheld w Beanbag Support, Electronic Shutter
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Today we have found a holy building refers to 8th Imam's Son in the middle of desert village, which named Shatoor (Shah toor).
At first I escaped visiting there, but after listening to a local guide went in to the building and visited such a great paint on roof (Under the dome).
You can just go out of Isfahan for about 70Kms and visit this paints.
Shatoor | Isfahan | IRAN
July 2015