Mountains and Cliffs

Enjoying the Attractions of Acapulco

Acapulco, one of the most famous party place choices for your Mexico vacation, beckons to vacationers with its delightful mix of 12 miles of sunny sandy beaches and pulsating nightlife. The La Quebrada Cliff Divers, their most famous attraction since 1934, are for thrill seekers who wait for a wave and dive 130 feet off steep cliffs into the surf. The Magico Mundo Marino is a fun family water park with stunning outdoor and indoor marine life aquarium exhibits, swimming pools and slides and a glass bottom boat to take you to Isla La Roqueta for snorkeling. The Parque Papagayo is a 52-acre city park that was named for a luxury hotel that used to be located in that site and houses a life-sized model of a Spanish galleon that you can climb on, a space shuttle Columbia replica, roller skating rink, bumper boats and go-carts for the kids. If you are simply looking for a place to unwind and relax under gigantic mango and rubber trees, Zocalo which is located at the heart of Old Acapulco and just opposite the fishing harbor is a perfect destination. Acapulco just has so many things to offer to visitors that have included this city in their Mexico vacation itinerary.

The Wonders of Mazatlan

Experience the real Mexico vacation with a trip to Mazatlan located on the Mexican Gold Coast that boasts of long beach stretches lined with palm trees. Just like many places in Mexico, Mazatlan is an interesting combination of history, culture and adventure. A must-do is a visit to Old Mazatlan where the citys famous twin towered cathedral is located while nearby is the citys second oldest plaza, Plazuela Machado. The malecon (promenade) gives you a refreshing palm-lined oceanfront walkway that connects Old Mazatlan with the resort area known as zona dorada. The villages of Concordia, Copala and Cosala with its beautiful handcrafted furniture and ceramic and clay handicrafts is located on the Sierra Madre Mountains and forms part of the countryside tours. The known islands of Mazatlan, Isla de Chivos or Goat Island, Isla de Pajaros or Bird Island and Isla de Venados or Deer Island has fine sand beaches and should be included in your tour of Mazatlan. Mazatlan should be an important part of your Mexico vacation for that glimpse of Mexicos passion.

Exciting Place to see in Veracruz

Veracruz is one of the cities that have retained its old world charm and although it is not top on the list of Mexico vacation destinations, it is now slowly emerging to be one. Ideal for day or night strolling is the main plaza called the Plaza de las Armas. There are several old but well-preserved buildings that you should visit such as the Municipal Palace with its baroque style of architecture and the neo-classic Virgin de la Asuncion cathedral that were all built in the 17th century. In the port area is the Pemex Tower which is an old lighthouse, the Crafts Market, the Old Customs Building, the Postal and Telegraph Building, the Civil Registry Building and the Juarez Hemicycle Monument. The Fort San Juan de Ulua is now an island that is now connected to the land. You can go walking and exercising at several kilometers boardwalk known as the malecon. One of the newer developments is the Veracruz Aquarium which is the biggest in Latin America. With all these and more, Veracruz is still a worthy vacation destination in Mexico.

The Beauty of the Border City of Tijuana

The border city of Tijuana is easily reachable via the San Diego trolley that goes right up to the Mexican border. Despite its close proximity to the US, Mexico vacations in sunny Tijuana allows you to shop at the legendary Avenida Revolucion where you will find the amazing bargains of beautiful Mexican handicrafts, leather goods, cigars, silver, beadwork, jewelry together with imported goods at bargain prices. Immerse yourself in the culture of Mexico and visit the Tijuana Cultural Center or Municipal Institute of Arts and Culture. InInject some excitement to your day and watch a Greyhound race at the Hipodromo Caliente, go to a Jai Alai Game at the Jai Alai Fronton Palace or see a bullfight at the El Toreo de Tijuana or the Plaza Munumental Playas de Tijuana. Tijuana showcases vibrant Mexican culture and is a place that is truly worth visiting.

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Here’s a collection of spectacular wave rock formations: These impressively unique waves were formed above and beneath the earth.

Vermillion Cliffs

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The magnificent and captivating Vermilion Cliffs are reddish or vermillion colored cliffs in the Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau in Utah, USA.

Antelope Canyon

Because of its fascinating and astounding natural beauty, it is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the southwestern part of the US.

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Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon with impressive wave-like formations in and outside the canyon.

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Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack

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Lower Antelope Canyon or The Corkscrew

Buckskin Gulch

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The amazing 21 kilometers Buckskin Gulch in Utah is the longest and deepest slot canyon in the southwestern part of the US. It is a favorite tourist destination in the area too.

Chinle Badlands

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The one-of-a-kind Chinle Badlands in Utah, USA appeared to have been was and formed through water movements or actions. It is part of the 1.9 million acre wide Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Zabriskie Point

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Zabriskie Point in the Death Valley in the US is well-known for its unique landscape which looks like water canals that have dried up. This formation was formed millions years before the existence of Death Valley. Zabriskie Point is a part of Amargosa Range.

Coyote Buttes

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The Wave

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The superstar of the Colorado Plateau is “The Wave”, a sandstone rock formation on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes in the Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness.

Cedar Break Amphitheatre

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This layered and multi-colored geological formation in the Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah, USA is a natural amphitheater canyon. It is 4.8 kilometer long and a depth of 610 meters.

Tent Rocks

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The astonishing Tent Rock is part of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico, USA.

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This unique wave-like geological wonders are noted for their layers of volcanic rock and ash deposited by a volcanic explosion.

Wave Rock

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Australia has also its own “Wave Rock” . This natural rock formation that is about15 meters high and about 110 meters long is located in Hyden, Western Australia.

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World’s Most Impressive Ice Formations

Bizarre Rock formations From Around the World

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Unusual Rock Formations That Resemble Humans

Amazing Animal-shaped Rock Formations

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The Island of Kauai is the most northern of the main Hawaiian Islands. Kauai is named the “Garden Island” for its natural tropical beauty and relative lack of development compared to the island of Oahu. Kauai is famous for several natural features. The most well-known is probably the Na Pali cliffs.

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The cliffs are sharp basalt spires on the north of the island.  They are covered with lush greenery and rise up to 4,000 feet directly off the northern beaches.  Most of the mountains lie within Na Pali Coast State Park. The cliffs (pali) are inaccessible to automobiles, and can only be reached via the 11-mile Kalalau Trail pictured below.  The cliffs are popular destinations for photographers via helicopter or boat tours.

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The sharp features of the Na Pali cliffs are formed by the heavy rains that fall on Kauai. The highest point on the island is Mount Wai’ale’ale. The mountain is one of the wettest places on earth, receiving over 460 inches of rain each year. The rain flowing off the mountain forms the Waimea River, which has eroded the Waimea Canyon.  The canyon is a popular tourist attraction, named “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific.”

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There are several small towns on Kauai, primarily located near the coastline, such as Hanalei, Poipu, and Lihue. The island today is mostly dependent on tourism for its livelihood.  Tourists come to see the island’s great natural beauty, from the jungled mountains to the beautiful beaches. Below is a photo of the popular town of Hanalei.

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The northern location of the island means that it can receive some heavy surf during the Winter months from storms in the northern Pacific.

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Of course, you can never go wrong with a Hawaiian sunset. They are not all this dramatic, but they are all beautiful.

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I hope this helps you appreciate the special features of the Garden Island of Kauai and the unmatched tropical beauty it offers.

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Have you ever encountered obstacles in your life? Did you ever feel that it was just too difficult to follow a certain path? Most likely all of us have felt this way, one time or another in our lives.

Sabriye Tenberken, though, had an additional problem to face. By the age of 12, she was completely blind! Did this stop her in pursuing her goals? She is now 40 years old, and by looking at her life we can say a resolute No! She adjusted her path, worked hard and has managed to achieve a lot!

To start with, she decided to pursue a degree in Central Asian Sciences at the University of Bonn. In addition to Mongolian and Chinese, she also enlarged to include modern and classical Tibetan! Add to this sociology and philosophy, and you understand what kind of woman she is.

There was a little problem in studying Tibetan, since there was no Tibetan braille. Braille is the alphabet the blind use to read with their fingers. What should she do? Go for another course, another language? No, she decided to develop a system for writing Tibetan braille. Her system was submitted to a Tibetan scholar for evaluation, and he found it excellent and easy to use.( It is not easy to change Tibetan into braille since it is a syllabic language with sounds, not only letters.)

Sabriye Tenberken now decided to go for a trip to Tibet. This trip altered her whole life. There are many blind in Tibet, a result of its high elevation. The intensity of the sun’s ultraviolet rays damage the eyes. The Tibetans, however, contribute blindness to a person’s sins in a previous life. Hence, blind children are treated as outcasts, as little demons. She decided to help them by starting a school. Here, another problem arose, it was difficult for her to get funding for her school. One of the reasons was that she herself is blind! How could a blind lead a blind, they said. It would be too much for her. But they had underestimated Sabriye Tenberken! She started the school, using her own money and anything she could raise. In the beginning she taught herself, but later she started training local people to teach.

After some years of struggle, also against Chinese bureaucracy, she teamed up with former Red Cross worker Paul Kronenberg. Together they started what later became known as Braille Without Borders. They have helped hundreds of blind children not only to read and write, but also to be independent, to be able to move around and to work.

The work has been hard, but she has never given up. Many of these children were left on the street to die, and would have if she had not made an effort to find them. She actually travelled on horseback to remote villages to look for children!

In 2001 another blind person, Erik Weihenmayer, climbed Mount Everest. When hearing about this, Sabriye Tenberken wrote him a letter. Because of this, another project got under way. Together with six blind youngsters from the school, Erik Weihenmayer went to climb a part of Mount Everest! The expedition resulted in a film, Blindsight. Imagine the feelings of these spurned children when they manage to conquer something as difficult as mountain climbing!

People like Sabriye Tenberken are an enormous source of inspiration to all of us. Obstacles are there to be overcome, to get around. There is always somebody who is worse off than us. Sometimes life will be hard, but usually there is a way out. It might be difficult to find or pursue, but if we don’t give up we will be richly rewarded! Especially if we use our time and resources to help others.