Published on: April 21, 20157. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica – A forest reserve named after the nearby town of Monteverde.The reserve consists of over 10,500 hectares (26,000 acres) of tropical rainforest and visited by roughly 70,000 visitors a year. The Reserve consists of 6 ecological zones, 90% of which are virgin forest. The […]
Published on: February 5, 20167. Angkor Wat, Cambodia – Heritage site since 1992. Originally a Hindu temple, this now Buddhist temple is the largest religious monument in the world. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman 2 in the early 12th century as his state temple and later mausoleum. Angkor Wat is the most […]
Published on: April 17, 20157. Biafo Glacier, Pakistan The Biafo Glacier is a 63 km (39 mi) long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains which meets the 49 km (30 mi) long Hispar (Nagar) Glacier at an altitude of 5,128 m (16,824 ft) to create the world’s longest glacial system outside the polar regions Loading…
