Ollantaytambo, in Peru, is the only Inca town that is still inhabited. Its stone streets preserve the Inca architecture combined with temples and colonial squares.
It was the Inca Pachacutec (1438-1471) who ordered the construction of the city.
The word Ollantaytambo derives from the Quechua word ‘Ulla-nta-wi’ which means “place to see down”. Accordin...
Raouché is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. Raouché is mostly famous for its Pigeons' Rocks, a 60-meter high offshore rock couple, which was formed in the prehistoric era by a geologic movement. They are impressive; one has an archway eroded through it. This is a very romantic spot, and locals love to walk along the Corniche (seaside...
The Bucovina Region, in Romania, is a part of the Moldavian Principality, which is now a unique region of multiethnic cohabitation situated “between East and West”. From a geographic point of view, Bucovina belongs to the eastern part of Europe. From a geopolitical point of view, Bucovina played for a long time the role of a region situated at the crossroads of the influence areas o...