Photos of Rafina, Greece
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About.com: the Year of the Ox will be heartily rung in 'round the world on January... Who Wants a Pleistocene-Era Backyard? While casting about for feel-good stories, we remembered the lost and starving Magellanic penguins that were airlifted to safety by the Brazilian army last fall. The young penguins, whose home is in the southern Atlantic, had wandered too far north, washing up on the warm beaches of Brazil by the hundreds, and the situation looked grim when "animal-welfare activists loaded the birds onto a Brazilian air force cargo plane and flew them 1,550 miles to the country's southern coast, where a crowd of onlookers celebrated as the penguins marched back into the sea." Definite feel-good material.
Grand Xcaret - Aerial View - Pictures of Grand Xcaret Aerial View: Photos of the Grand Xcaret by Occidental resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Red Rock The first billion-dollar resort and casino to be built off the Strip, Red Rock takes full advantage of a picturesque setting in the mountains. This luxury resort was conceived on a smaller scale then the typical Strip behemoth, resulting in a more intimate feel. Las Vegas flash is added with over three million crystals woven into the decor. Glass windows overlook the surrounding mountains. 20 Largest Hotels These are the biggest of the big ones. The largest hotels in the United States. And seventeen of the twenty are in Las Vegas. |
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