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It is easily recognizable by its bright orange-red wings, with black veins and white spots along the edges. These butterflies congregate into colonies, clustering onto the pine and oyamel trees. Its a remarkable sight that attracts scores of tourists. Monarch butterflies are also one of the few insects which can cross the Atlantic. Some believe the flight pattern is inherited. The area is now a World Heritage Site known as the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve....

The waters of the lagoon is so intense red that it seems like ink or blood. That’s why nobody knows where it is exactly and it does not appear on maps. The disappearance of thousands of Aymaras is also attributed to this lake because they drank from its waters. it is therefore common belief that these accumulations of colored water are owned by the devil himself. According to a few experts the color is due to different species of algae living in its depths....

The Remarkable Rocks are one of the best known icons of Kangaroo Island in Australia. About 150 million years ago, Godwana began to split up into the present continents. Australia moved northward and with it the Ordovician granite. Continuous wind erosion in a relatively dry climate can result in such bizarre shapes.

In essence, the power plant functions like a huge battery, storing excess power until it is needed. It was among the largest such projects when it was built. Construction of the Taum Sauk plant began in 1960 and operation began in 1963. The two original reversible pump-turbine units were each capable of generating 175 megawatts of power. They were upgraded in 1999 to units capable of 225 megawatts each. The plant returned to service after a gap of four years....

Helnwein is concerned primarily with psychological and sociological anxiety, historical issues and political topics. As a result of this, his work is often considered provocative and controversial. Another strong element in his work are comics. Helnwein has sensed the superiority of cartoon life over real life ever since he was a child. A magazine interview brought out an explanation of his obsession with Disney characters. What changed his life was the first German-language Donald Duck comic book that his father brought home one day....

Thousands of uneven square-shaped ponds dot the slopes of the hillside less than a kilometer west of the town. These pre-Inca salt pools were constructed during the Chanapata culture between AD 200 and AD 900. The flow of water is carefully controlled and monitored by the workers. The pond’s keeper then closes the water-feeder notch and allows the pond to go dry. The salt pools are traditionally allotted to the citizens of Maras wishing to harvest salt....

These dunes continue right to the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.

Some of you readers may remember Jeffrey Milstein from hisphotographs of the underbellies of aircraft, which he captured by standing at the end of runways while airplanes flew overhead. Milstein has come with a new series that shows the patterns, layering and complexity of cities, and the circulation patterns for travel, such as waterways, roads, and airports that grow organically over time much like a living organism. Jeffrey Milsteins favorite pastime as a kid was hanging around the end of the runway at the Los Angeles International Airport watching planes take-off and land....

Hong Yiis a talented Malaysian artist and architect who uses all sorts of unconventional objects to create portraits. I keep a sketchbook with me where I jot down every idea that comes to mind.

The rooms were conceived, designed, and in large part created by Narcissa Niblack Thorne (1882-1966). Many of the rooms even contain period-style rugs Thorne had woven specifically for each space. However, eventually a shortage of sufficiently skilled workers forced her to focus on dioramas and shadowboxes. But poor health forced her to close her studio in March 1966, donating her remaining works to charity. Narcissa Niblack Thorne died the same year in Chicago....

These are the famous White Towns of Andalusia, orPueblos Blancos. While the Moors were in charge, these farmers peacefully worked the valleys. Some decorative effects were also recorded, from the eighteenth century onwards, in a number of villages. Photo credit Sources:Wikipedia,Frommers,Travelswithtwo

In the grasslands of southern Africa, there are thousands of circular barren patches of land called fairy circles. But they are also present in Angola and South Africa. Located in a remote and inhospitable stretch of land that is over a hundred miles from the nearest village. Photo credit New research may now have yielded a more credible explanation for the fairy circles. The termites create the fairy circle by consuming vegetation, and burrowing in the soil to create the ring....