Posts Tagged ‘World Heritage.’
Slave Trade| Goree Island and Island of Zanzibar
There are places that impress with its beautiful landscapes, others for their cultural attractions or its people and others for an event that has forever immortalized. This is the case of two islands on the African continent in addition to its undeniable beauty reminds us of a shameful episode in history: the slave trade.
One, in the Atlantic Ocean, the other in the Indian Ocean. Separated by thousands of miles but united in the memory of suffering. The island of Goree in Senegal, opposite the city of Dakar, four kilometers from the coast and the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania.
Both declared World Heritage by UNESCO.
Goree Island
From the port of Dakar a ferry to the island, the shuttle about 20 minutes several times a day.
Although the Portuguese were the first to discover and in the fifteenth century, it was not until the sixteenth century when it established the first European commercial basis.
Initially, the sole mission of these stores or companies created by some European governments, was to exchange beads, cloth, iron tools and some weapons for gold, ivory, ostrich feathers, spices and slaves. From the seventeenth century and especially in the eighteenth century and as a result of holding the new world, ie America, are increasingly needed, a cheap labor to work the sugar plantations. Read the rest of this entry »
What We See in Nepal?
Today we will travel to Nepal, specifically the city of Kathmandu, where we found a number of assets as they come to be places to gather around him all sorts of historical buildings, mainly due to largely maintain the classic character of the architecture of Nepal, which in turn influence the Hindu but with a use of colors and shapes something different.
Turning now to what amounts to a destination renowned geographical much we are going to Mount Everest, formerly known as Mount XV, popularly known for being the highest on earth thanks to its 8,848 meters above sea level, reaching for more signs on the border of China to Nepal, in the midst of the Himalayas. As we might realize, not everyone could make a journey to the top of the mountain, even venturing to a small path might be a great alternative to envision landscapes. An extra data, the Everest in Nepal is popularly known as Sagarmatha. If you are a fan of trekking and mountain climbing can not stop coming here.
End up appreciating the nature of Nepal, one of the best spaces on the Royal Chitwan National Park, still considered the first major Asian nation since it was created in 1973. The highlight of this area of ??approximately 935 square kilometers is that it has forests and some species of animals lkas least seen throughout Asia, such as the Indian rhinoceros or cat high. It is worth mentioning that is considered World Heritage.