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San Francisco

San Francisco (photo 1) is located in California, United States of America. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west, San Francisco Bay to the east and the Golden Gate to the north, San Francisco is the 4th most populous city in California.

Being famous for the fog fenomen which lasts sometimes a couple of months, San Francisco`s climate has mild winters, rain from November through March and snow only rarely.

Golden Gate Park is the biggest park from San Francisco, with Japanese Tea Garden (photo 2), an open area with 3 water fountains - The Music Concourse, The Young Museum (photo 3),  the largest natural museum in the world - California Academy of Sciences and the Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum containing more than 7,500 plant species.

Other places from the Golden Gate park:

Stow Lake  there you can have a boat tour, like in the 4th photo .

Spreckels Lake - built of traditional wood and glass panes

The Conservatory of Flowers being one of the largest conservatories in the world and Kezar Stadium (photo 5).

San Francisco is also well known for its architecture, a combination between the Victorian and the Modern one, and for the hills with abrupt slopes. Those hills also represents the name of some neighborhoods, considering the location: Nob Hill, Pacific Heights, Russian Hill, Potrero Hill and Telegraph Hill.

The Bay Bridge (photo 6) links San Francisco and Oakland, as part of Interstate 80. Other means of transport are:

• trolleybuses
• standard diesel buses
• the Metro
• Bicycling - a famous way of transportation. There are 101 km of bicycle lanes and paths throughout the city.

There we also have the San Francisco International Airport, located at 21 km South of downtown San Francisco, with the largest international terminal in North America.

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Tags: Bay Bridge, Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum, California, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate, Japanese Tea Garden, Kezar Stadium, Nob Hill, Oakland, Pacific Heights, Pacific Ocean, Potrero Hill, Russian Hill, San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport, Spreckels Lake, Stow Lake, Telegraph Hill, The Conservatory of Flowers, The Music Concourse, The Young Museum

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia (photo 1) is the largest city in Pennsylvania, North America, long time ago being its capital.

The famous Liberty Bell (photo 2), which once had announced the sovereignty of the Britain colonies from North America, has been returned to England. In the present is placed in one of the pavilions of the Independence National Historical Park from Philadelphia, where were stored the most important artfacts from the history of the USA.

In the centre of the park we`ll find Independence Hall (photo 3), which belongs to UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Here, in 4 July 1776, the founders of USA have proclaimed the Declaration of Independence and was adopted, 11 years later, the American Constitution.

Philadelphia was called the capital of USA in 1790, there took place the reunions of the American Congress .

Philadelphia is still being an important economical centre and it occupies the third place on the hierarchy of the financial american centres.

In this city lives from long time ago the numerous christian community of quakeries, which called the city as “City of Brotherly Love“.

Beside all this, Philadelphia is an important cultural center: here we find a famous university (University of Pennsylvania), but also many theatres, museums and libraries. The biggest pride of the city is the Symfony Orchestra, being well known in this world of orchestras.

Other details:

• Rivers: Delaware, Schuylkill
• The biggest city of Pennsylvania which forms a huge metropolis with Wilington and Atlantic City (situated partially in New Jersey)
• Language: English
• Religion: Christian
• Currency: American dollar
• The third port as size in United States

What places you should visit:

• Liberty Bell
• Independence Hall
• The Independence National Historical Park
• Art Museum
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (american paint)

Tags: , Atlantic City, City of Brotherly Love, Delaware, England, Independence Hall, Independence National Historical Park, Liberty Bell, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Shuylkill, Symfony Orchestra, Wilington, World Heritage Centre

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Aconcagua

In the central and West side of Argentina, at South of San Miguel de Tucuman city, are streatching the Andes. Here we can find the pride of the Argentinians, Aconcagua (photo 1) peak. The facts: the mount with 6979 meatres height is not only the highest from the American continent, but also the highest in the world, excepting Asia.

Annual, here comes climbers from all over the world (about 2000 persons in season time). The highest peak of the South semicircle is on the national park land, which has been founded in 1983 - Aconcagua Provincial Park. This peak is considered by the climbers pretty easy to be dethroned.

Aconcagua doesn`t have the peak covered with ice, but on its slopes there are 5 icebergs, which descends abruptly.

The Argentinian Fernando Grajales is known, in the Aconcagua Provincial Park, as being the greatest mountain guide. From November and until March, he`s extremely busy: there is when the amateurs of mountaineering came, beeing attracted by the charm of the highest mountain of America.

Despite the general oppinion that the peak is easy to be climbed, the expedition on Aconcagua needs an adequate equipment: tents and bags, sky sticks, propriate clothes (drawers) if you want to cover the path.

The climbing takes a few days and it usually starts at Puente del Inca (photo 2), situated at about 3000 meatres altitude. It`s indicated that the tourists stay there 2 days to get used with the new climate conditions. Far from there, the road goes to Plaza de Mulas, at 4200 meatres altitude. There is a big attraction for the climbers: Refugio Plaza de Mulas, the hotel (photo 3) situated at the highest height in the world, with South-American specialities which help the travelers to regain their forces.

The temperature in January, at the foot of the mountain, it`s about of +20 degrees Celsius and of +3 degrees Celsius in August. At 5000 meatres altitude, the temperature lows until -30 degrees Celsius. Pretty cold, ha?

Other details:

• Other peaks: Iglesia, La Tolosa, Los Dedos, La Gloria, El Tordillo
• Springs: Rio Aconcagua, Rio Maipo, Rio Salado Rio Blanco
• Lac: Laguna de l`Inca (Chile)
• The biggest airports: Mendoza, Santiago de Chile

What you shouldn`t miss:

• The slandscape from Acancagua peak to Los Horcones
• The Andes near to Villa Vicencio
• Puenta del Inca
• The highest hotel
• San Felipe
• Portillo
• Farellones
• La Parva

Tags: , Aconcagua, Aconcagua Provincial Park, Andes, Argentina, Asia, El Tordillo, Farellones, Iglesia, La Gloria, La Tolosa, Los Dedos, Mendoza, Plaza de Mulas, Portillo, Puente del Inca, Rio Aconcagua, Rio Maipo, Rio Salado Rio Blanco, San Felipe, San Miguel de Tucuman, Santiago de Chile

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Maryland

In Maryland, the borders between cities are difficult to be noticed. Long ago, the individual metropolis from the big crowd between Washington and Baltimore (photo 1) are not different anymore. In present, there are 7,7 million people living here.

It`s easy to notice that the long line of sky-scrapers doesn`t match with the predominant rural character of the Maryland state.

Since the colony period, this region was counting among the principal centres of tobacco production. Nowadays, here are cultures of maize, soy, wheat, barley, potato and legumes. Another important source of income is fishing because Chesapeake Golf (photo 2) abounds in crabs and mollucs. Also here you can find oysters.

Maryland is covered in dense forests and more than 90% of them are used on economic purposes. Not only the forests but also the maritime stations which are offering great conditions for a rest - holiday.

Many inhabitants from Maryland or other states came in the stations near to Ocean City (photo 3), on the Atlantic bank, which on the summer is full of tourists.

Maryland has a humid temperate climate with warm summers and soft winters. The temperature: in January +1 Celcius degrees Celsius and +25 degrees Celsius on July.

Other details:

• USA state since 1788
• The 7th state from the 13th which founded USA
• Capital: Annapolis (photo 4)
• Biggest cities: Columbia, Silver Spring, Dundalk, Wheaton-Glenmont, Gaithersburg
• Official language: English
• Currenc: American Dollar
• Religion: Christian, Baptists, Methodist, Protestantism
• Longest rivers: Potomac, Monocacy, Potapsco, Susquehanna
• Highest peak: Backbone mountain (1024 m)

What you shouldn`t miss:

• Baltimore (photo 5)
• Annapolis
• Lexington Park
• Ocean City
• Chesapeake Golf
• Assateague Isle
• Deep Creek Lake
• Piscataway Park

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Tags: Annapolis, Assateague Isle, Backbone, Columbia, Deep Creek Lake, Dundalk, Gaithersburg, Lexington Park, Maryland, Monocacy, Piscataway Park, Potapsco, Potomac, Silver Spring, Susquehanna, Wheaton-Glenmont

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Idaho

Situated in the North-West of United States of America, Idaho is the 14th state as size from the american states. At the West is bordering Washington and Oregon, at South - Nevada and Utah and at East - Montana and Wyoming.Like in the case of the others american states, the straight borders of Idaho were maped out with the line . An exception is the East side, formed by the Bitterroot mountain range and a part of the West side, with the Snake river.

Idaho is a poorly populated american state. Half of its teritory is covered in coniferous forests. You, as a lover of nature, can came and visit the tablelands of the Rocky Mountains, the isolated lakes situated at high altitudes and the many natural reservations.

In the centre of the state is the Salmon mountain range with the highest pick in Idaho - Borah Peak (3859 meatres). There you can still see elks.

The tourism in Idaho is still growing up. Sun Valley is now an important centre of winter sports, visited all the time of the year by the skiers. Coeur d`Alene (photo 3), in the North, attracts the fishing lovers and the ones who like traveling by boat. It has some amazing landscapes, thanks to the 2 lakes full of fish.

In Lewiston you can admire Hells Canyon (photo 2), the deepest canyon in USA.

The capital of Idaho, Boise, has only 200000 inhabitants. In the centre of the city, the tourists can see a copy in miniature of the Washington Capitol. Unfortunately, the Capitol Marke Boise is the unic architectonic thing that deserves attention in the capital of Idaho.

Other details:

• Language: English
• Religion: Christianity
• Currency: Dollar
• Biggest cities: Nampa, Idaho Falls (photo 1), Pocatello
• Longest rivers: Salmon, Snake, St. Joe

What you shouldn`t miss:

• Canyon and the landscapes around Snake river
• Natural parks (Hell`s Canyon, Shoshone, Craters of the Moon, Coeur d`Alene, Sun Valley)
• Art Museum

Tags: Bitterroot, Boise, Coeur d`Alene, Hells Canyon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Rocky Mountains, Salmon, Snake river, Sun Valley, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

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