The safer tourist area in US

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The US Company specializing in real estate RE/MAX Investment Properties, said in study that tourist areas Mexican are much safer than many vacation destinations in the United States.
In accordance with RE/MAX, only Los Cabos, La Paz and Loreto have a homicide rate 26 times smaller than that presents Orlando, as well as 17 times smaller than West Palm Beach. For its part, the beaches of Cancun and the Rivera Maya, presented a homicide rate 14 times smaller than Orlando and 9 times smaller than West Palm Beach. Read the rest of this entry »


The biggest and faster roller coaster in the world.

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Kingda Ka, is the roller coaster bigger and faster of the world. It is located in the amusement park Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States.
Opened in May of 2005, measured 132 meters in height and reaches 208 kilometers per hour. It is 46 meters higher than the Statue of Liberty, including its base and pedestal. The Statue of Liberty measured 46 meters. At the top of the first hill, is experiencing a gravitational force negative.
Kingda Ka never operates with rain, although this is a small mist, because of the potential risk to travel to 208 km/hr in environment rainforest. Unlike the roller coasters traditional, which use chains in the ascension, the wagons climb to the top self from the base, enlisting the velocity needed to reach the 132 meters in height and then fall.


the Name of Cé Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcóatl

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The framework of mountains woody and the history of a king is the reason why many of the tourists of Tepoztlan (to 20 minutes of there), prefer the calm of a village which is considered sacred. When flips the gaze upward, stands the Cerro of the Window, so named by having a hollow that simulates a natural glass window. In this place, which many consider magnetic, some 3,000 years born Cé Acatl Topiltzin, better known as Quetzalcóatl. A minute walk from Amatlán, then to descend valleys and climb hills, is the place that many historians agree was where the future king was given the name of Cé Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcóatl. This character has marked until today the course of the people.
Location:
Tepoztlán lies to the north of the State, taking by limits on the north with the Federal District, in the south with the Municipalities of Yautepec and Jiutepec, to the east Tlalnepantla and De and west with Cuernavaca and Huitzilac. The approximate distance to the State capital is 18 km; and Amatlán is 20 minutes of Tepoztlán.
Getting There:
This town is a place of easily accessible by road from Tepoztlan, there is only to follow the accusations.
Climate:
Presents climates semi warm, wet and temperate, sub-humid.
When you go:
The day of Santa Magdalena, mistress of the amatecos, is more than a celebration religious. The doors of the house of all the people are open to invite any person who wants to eat pipián, mole, chicken, rice and the principles tender beans; everything with a time spectacular and accompanied by tortillas by hand, newly outlets for the griddle.
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The best destinations for independent travelers

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All is a site of travel for independent travelers, as they say they themselves. As a whole editors and writers of this site developed a list of 10 destinations recommended for the 2008, based on a combination of history and culture, for travelers who prefer plan their travel independently.

The list is:

1. Buenos Aires
One of the “best european cities” is in South America. After the crisis in the 2003 prices declined, although not last forever, so we must go now.

2. Budapest
The Pearl of the Danube is one of the most beautiful cities of the world and also their prices are lower compared to the cities top in Europe.
3. Morocco
A country moderately Muslim to which it is easy for the coast of Spain. The publication recommends that even though we independent travelers take a tour of the city to avoid problems. Read the rest of this entry »


Are you think travel to middle east ?

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Today we planned a trip toward the Middle East. Would you like to visit exotic countries such as Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen? Then enlists the suitcases to go off to one of the most important areas of the seniority, the cradle of major civilizations and the start of the religion.

Among the cities that you cannot leave to visit we love, capital of Jordan; to Beirut, capital of Lebanon; to Damascus, capital of Syria, to Dubai, capital of the United Arab Emirates, to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel and holy city for the Jews, Christians and Muslims; to Mecca, center of Islamic pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, and to Riyadh, capital of the same country; nor can we know Tehran, the capital of Iran. Formerly Baghdad, the capital of Iraq was one of the destinations hippie most beleaguered, however today is regarded as one of the cities more dangerous world.

Other destinations that you cannot miss are the Dead Sea, considered as the lake more salty world; the ancient city of Petra; the city anywhere in Madain Saleh; the ruins of Palmira; the capital of impreio Persian, Persepolis; the archaeological center of Samarra, the Sea of Galilee; the River Jordan and Shibam, the Manhattan Desert; artificial islands of Dubai; among others.