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Colombia discovers two historical shipwrecks in Caribbean

June 7, 2022350 Views

Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said on Monday. The San Jose galleon, thought by historians to be carrying treasure that would be worth billions of dollars, sank in 1708 near Colombia's Caribbean port of Cartagena. Its potential recovery has been the subject of decades of litigation. A remotely operated vehicle reached 900 meters depth, Duque and naval officials said in a video statement, allowing new videos of the wreckage. The vehicle also discovered two other nearby wrecks - a colonial boat and a schooner thought to be from around the same period as Colombia's war for independence from Spain, some 200 years ago. "We now have ...

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Colombian house has the world turned upside down

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January 25, 20221051 Views

An upside down house built in Colombia's Guatavita, a short distance from the capital of Bogota, is capturing the imagination of visitors looking for fun following coronavirus restrictions. Inside the house, which was designed by its Austrian owner Fritz Schall, who lives in Colombia with his family, tourists walk on ceilings where floors would normally be, while furniture is positioned beneath them. People pose for a photo inside the upside down house, in Guatavita, Colombia, January 23, 2022. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez "Everyone looked at me like I was mad, they didn't believe what I was saying," Schall said. "I said 'I'm going to make an upside down house,' and they told me, 'Ok sir, sure, go for it.'" Inspiration for building the house came from a trip to Schall's native...

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Canada extends ban on passenger flights from India

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

May 21, 20211316 Views

Canada has extended its ban on passenger flights from India and Pakistan by 30 days to June 21 as part of a campaign to fight COVID-19, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said on Friday. Alghabra said Canada had seen "a significant reduction" in coronavirus infections among arriving airline passengers since Ottawa first announced the bans on April 22 as the number of cases in India soared. The move does not affect cargo flights. FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers prepare to test passengers before they arrive at Toronto's Pearson airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio "These ongoing measures will remain in place to help protect Canadians and to manage the elevated risk of imported cases of COVID-19 and variants of concern," he told a briefing. ...

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Road to ruin: informal byways sow seeds of destruction in Colombia’s Amazon

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April 14, 20211171 Views

The dirt tracks winding through southern Colombia’s tangled jungle often mark the beginning of the end for besieged patches of rainforest in this part of the Amazon. Across San Vicente del Caguan, one of the country’s most deforested regions, illegal and informal roads fan out in an ever-expanding network, bringing visitors, commercial interests and farmers and ranchers who clear and burn the land. The result is the steady decay of Colombia’s Amazon. A Reuters map of the region shows a lattice of lines that crisscross one another and creep southward into the forest and fan out on all sides. The destruction, which is striking on the ground, is significant enough to be visible from the sky. Patches of deforestation appear at the furthest extent of the roads, according to ...

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When a Hummingbird sanctuary provides respite from stresses of city life

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November 30, 20203206 Views

A hummingbird sanctuary on the outskirts of Colombia’s capital Bogota is providing a picturesque respite from the noise and stresses of big city living. The Paramuno corridor was inaugurated in recent weeks on Monserrate hill in a forest reserve east of the city, letting bird watchers delight in watching the tiny creatures flutter their wings through binoculars and capturing them with camera lenses. A Hummingbird. FILE PHOTO “Sometimes it doesn’t seem real because we are close to a city of eight million inhabitants who generate noise every day,” said trail supervisor Camilo Cantor, while mixing water and sugar for feeders hung along the 300-metre path. “You can hear noise from the city, the generation of pollution, aggressiveness. This trail in Monserrate is like an oasis, whe...

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WTTC ‘Safe Travels’ stamp continues to restore consumer confidence

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November 3, 2020404 Views

Iceland, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Colombia and Turks and Caicos are the latest major destinations to adopt the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) global safety and hygiene stamp, which was launched earlier this year. The Safe Travels stamp was developed as the first of its kind to help restore confidence in travellers and aims to revive an ailing Travel & Tourism sector. It is now being used by over 145 destinations, including major holiday hotspots such as Puerto Rico, Philippines, Portugal, Turkey and Maldives. The stamp allows travellers to identify which destinations around the world have adopted standardised global health and hygiene protocols – so they can experience ‘Safe Travels’. This landmark move by WTTC also received the backing of the United Nations World Tou...

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मानो जन्नत से उतरी हो यह नदी धरती पर

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 28, 20201747 Views

इस नदी को देखकर एक गीत बरबस याद आ जाता है- ‘ये कौन चित्रकार है, ये कौन चित्रकार।’ कुछ लोग कहते हैं कि यह नदी सीधे स्वर्ग से जमीन पर उतरी है तो कुछ लोग इस रंगों का विस्फोट बताते हैं। कुछ लोगों के लिए यह पानी में फैला इंद्रधनुष है। लेकिन इस बात में कई दोराय नहीं कि यह दुनिया की सबसे खूबसूरत नदी है। इसलिए भी, क्योंकि इस नदी की दुनिया में कोई और मिसाल नहीं है। इस नदी में जो चमत्कार छिपा है, वह दुनिया में और कहीं भी पानी में नजर नहीं आएगा। दक्षिण अमेरिका महाद्वीप के कोलंबिया में स्थित इस नदी कान्यो क्रिस्तालेस को पांच रंगों वाली नदी भी कहा जाता है। यह स्पेनिश भाषा का नाम है। अंग्रेजी में इसके नाम का आशय है क्रिस्टल चैनल। साल के ज्यादातर समय आप इस नदी को देश-दुनिया की बाकी नदियों से अलहदा महसूस नहीं कर पाएंगे। वैसे ही चट्टानी तलहटी, हरी काई और शांत-साफ पानी। लेकिन फिर अचानक साल में कुछ स...