Culture and History Travel Tour to Kenya

Safari ( journey in Swahili Lang) does not mean much to a majority if not for this country in eastern Africa .. Kenya . Revered by anthropologists as the "cradle of humanity , Kenya is the epicenter of African safaris, showing a wide variety of wildlife. And no matter how many Tarzan films have been seen, since no one will be ready for the spectacular annual migration of the mass of Venus.
Unfortunately, in urban centers in Kenya, the lesser crime may be considered as one of the few flourishing industries of the country. Nevertheless, the African country offers beautiful parks, pristine beaches, magnificent coral reefs, memorable mountain scenery and ancient Swahili cities. Just need to avoid traveling with valuable items.

General Information about Kenya

Official name	Republic of Kenya
Area	583,000 km ²
Population	31,630,000
Capital	Nairobi (1500000.)
Nationalities and ethnic groups	Kikuyu 22%, 14% luyha, Luo 13%, 12% Kalenjin, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, 16% others
Language	English, Swahili, various tribal languages
Religion	Protestant 35%, 30% Catholic, 30% Muslim, 5% Animist
Political system	multiparty Republic
Major economic resources	food processing, oil refining, cement, tourism
Visas	All visitors require a visa except citizens of some countries within the Commonwealth and of Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Norway, South Africa and Sweden. It should be handled well in advance, especially if requested by mail.
Health conditions	malaria (except in Nairobi and in areas of higher altitude), cholera, hepatitis, meningitis, typhoid, schistosomiasis, HIV, Rift Valley fever and yellow fever
Local time	GMT + 2 in winter, GMT +1 in summer
Major trading partners	Uganda, Tanzania, Britain, Germany, UAE, South Africa
Weights and measures	Metric
Tourism	About 700,000 visitors a year

Best Time to Travel to Kenya

The peak tourist months are January and February when the weather is hot and dry apart from being the time when flocks of birds migrating over to the lakes of the Rift Valley. Between June and September, the time is stable. The rains in March, sent in May, and occur with less intensity between October and December. Over recent months, tourism is much smaller, easier to find accommodation and prices are cheaper. In general the rainfall does not adversely affect the mobility of travelers

Mean Events and Holidays in Kenya

The most spectacular annual event in the country is played by an unusual group: Nus flocks. Millions of these ungainly antelopes move en masse during July and August from the Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) in search of fresh grass and about again in October to move into the south. The best place to watch this phenomenon is found in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Other events include Orthodox national holidays such as a Day (October 20th) and Independence Day (December 12)

Most Attraction Places to Travel in Kenya

Nairobi

Kenya's capital city is cosmopolitan, lively, interesting and well developed. The neighborhood where there are major companies and offices can be crossed on foot in just 20 minutes and is a good place to tune into the most modern African urban life. Unfortunately, it is also an excellent area to suffer a robbery. Security, especially at night, often a concern. That is why its inhabitants have nicknamed Nairobbery (Nairrobo).
Nairobi grew with the construction of the railway linking Mombasa to Uganda. What was just a swampy watering hole for Maasai tribes, in 1900 had become an important location. Five years later, replaced Mombasa as capital of the British protectorate. Although today is the largest city between Cairo and Johannesburg, its population of 1.5 million people is sparse compared to global benchmarks.
It has a busy commercial district and a market, houses inhabited by the middle classes and offices, mansions and spacious gardens, owned by the richest. The shopping area full of energy, aspirations and opportunism, where artisans, exhausted drivers matatus (minibuses), unemployed, criminals and vagrants and disoriented mingle with globetrotter, prostitutes, shopkeepers, school students, food vendors, security guards sleepy and some people who trade in illegal goods. This neighborhood, very central, is called River Road, and his visit is highly recommended. Most travelers choose to stay to dinner in this area, but offers the possibility of staying in a hotel in a quiet street.
As for the sights, the National Museum, the Museum of the National Archives and Snakes are interesting and easy to find. The latter contains much more than the usual austere documents, and includes exhibitions of paintings and crafts. On the outskirts of the metropolis is one of the most accessible natural wonders of the country, the Nairobi National Park. Visitors with children can spend a day at the nearby Park of the Ostrich.

Mombasa

The largest port in the East African coast, Mombasa is a historic city with a warm and humid climate. It goes back to the twelfth century and was a Muslim place for centuries. In 1505 she was attacked by the Portuguese and razed by fire. Despite its rapid reconstruction, it was again reduced to rubble because of renewed fighting against the European power. The old city is a testimony of that tumultuous era. Replete with ornate windows and balconies, walk through its streets poses a constant pleasure.
The most prominent attraction is the old Fort Jesus, which dominates the port entrance. Initiated by the Portuguese in 1593, changed hands nine times between 1631 and 1875. Now turned into a museum, is a fascinating mix of architectural styles, Italian, Portuguese and Arabic.
Mombasa lies along the island of the same name. The railway station is located in the center of the island, close to many hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues. South of the town, the coast presents a series of magnificent beaches.
Nairobi and Mombasa are connected by a large number of flights, trains and buses daily, in addition, several regular bus lines and ferries depart from Mombasa to Tanzania.
National Park and Reserve Marsevit
Located to the north, this park is inhabited by large mammals in Kenya, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, buffalo, wild boar, zebras, giraffes, hyenas and gazelles. The dense forest that covers the area prevented, however, easily, unless they are kept waiting, preferably camping at Lake Paradise. This is a great place to enjoy for a few days in nature and, indeed, few places in the country can rival it in terms of landscape beauty and tranquility.
A bus line connects the nearest location to the park (Marsabit) in Isiolo, a town located in central Colombia, near Mount Kenya.

Lamu

Place of fantasy and dream, Lamu is enveloped in a cloak of medieval romance. With a population almost exclusively Muslim, is one of the oldest existing cities in Kenya and has experienced very few changes, both from his appearance as a character throughout the centuries. Remote and introverted, this port city, once thriving and wonderful, is now a wonderful and relaxing tourist destination. No other Swahili town, with the exception of Zanzibar, banquet size can provide a cultural and traditional architecture as uncorrupted. Two hours at the Museum of Lamu, on the seafront, are sufficient to penetrate the city's history. And if this has aroused the interest of the traveler by the Swahili culture, may also find the beautifully restored building that houses the Casa-Museo Swahili. On the other hand, one of the most unique attractions in the area is the Asylum of donkeys. In Lamu is almost mandatory to hang on a dhow, the traditional Arabic boat.
Nestled away on the island of Lamu, just above the east coast of Kenya, the city communicates with the rest of the country by boat from diesel Mokowe, but there is also an airport in the neighboring island of Manda.
Masai Mara National Reserve
The Mara (as the older they like to call the reserves) is the most popular protected area in Kenya. With an abundance of wild animals, and including much of the Serengeti National Park, this 320 km ² reserve offers visitors an unforgettable experience, as part of its traverse vast savannahs or sidestep the annual stampede of Nus. In the western boundary of the park is the spectacular escarpment Esoit Oloololo. The largest concentrations of wild animals inhabit the border area of the park. Everywhere, you can observe large herds of lions, and is not too unusual to see them hunting. Live large number of elephants, buffalos, zebras and hippos. And a reserve that is a national park: the Maasai are allowed to hunt and graze their flocks on the premises, including a Masai village open to tourists.
Two daily flights to Nairobi reported Masai Mara, where the potential for accommodation. Narok, a small provincial town, a few hours away by road west of Nairobi, is the primary access to the park.

Kakamega Forest Reserve

Kakamega is a superb extension of virgin forest in the heart of an intensively cultivated agricultural area in western Kenya. It houses a huge variety of birds and animals, and worth making the effort to get there. In the forest are several species of primates including red-tailed monkey, Colobus monkey black and white, and blue monkey. To appreciate the beauty of the jungle, it is best visited on foot, there are several routes of trails that start from the forest stations. The Forestry Department maintains a superb residence in the reserve.

Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Sites

On the outskirts of Nakuru, about 200 km northwest of Nairobi, the site was first studied in 1937, when the archaeologist Mary Leakey began to search for traces of prehistoric life. The excavations, which lasted until the 1980s, indicating the presence of three settlements, the oldest of which has an approximate age of 3000 years and more recently between 200 and 300. The extensive collection of objects found in burial pits of the hill and around a real puzzle includes six Indian coins, one of them 500 years old, and two from 1918 and 1919. Hyrax Hill is on the road to Nairobi.

Amboseli National Park

392 sq km, Amboseli is a park not too long, but offers the possibility of seeing the black rhino, an endangered species. It also houses large herds of elephants, the image of one of them moving slowly on the green plains with Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) as a backdrop, can be a real African cliché, but it is an experience that leaves a lasting impression. Microlight flights are a popular way of capturing the majesty of this spectacular region of southern Kenya. Most visitors arrive from Namanga to Amboseli, the main border post between Kenya and Tanzania. There are also daily flights from Nairobi.

The Aberdares National Park

This protected area covers essentially the moor and the forest of Kinangop Plateau, 60 km in length. Rarely appears in the itineraries of safari agencies, and get even less visits by solitary adventurers. But if you are willing to face the inclement weather, this remote and formidably dense jungle deserves, without doubt, the effort. The park offers a variety of fauna, flora and landscapes unmatched, except perhaps of Mount Kenya. Are also in the territory of the dramatic Gura Falls, over 300 m, and the remote possibility of seeing a black leopard, an elephant, a rhino or bongo (antelope antlers of spiral).

Activities in Kenya

The main tourist activity in Kenya is the safari, but there are many ways to practice. With camel safaris in areas inhabited by the Turkana and Samburu tribes, between Isiolo and Lake Turkana, are surely the most attractive. The most renowned national park in the country is emblematic of Masai Mara National Reserve, west of Nairobi. Other parks are highly valued by their Amboseli black rhinos, the dense Kakamega, with more than 330 species of birds, and the equally prolific Lake Baringo.
Mount Kenya is one of the most popular sites for trekking in the mountains, but there are other areas of the country also suitable, such as Mount Elgon on the border with Uganda, and even the Ngong Hills near Nairobi. Kenya is famous for sport fishing near the coastal town of Malindi, and the decline of white water in the river Athi / Galana, which is gaining great popularity. For a wonderful and silent aerial view of the Serengeti, several hotels in the Masai Mara National Reserve offering the chance to travel by balloon. Some coastal towns such as Malindi and Lamu Archipelago, you can practice diving, windsurfing or simply enjoy its splendid beaches.

History of Kenya

The first human footprints were tagged on Kenyan soil were printed in 2000 BC by nomadic tribes from Ethiopia. A second group appeared a thousand years later and occupied much of the central area of the country. Other ancestors of the tribes that populate the country emigrated from all parts of the continent between 500 BC and 500 AD Bantu-speaking tribes (such as the Gusii, Kikuyu, akamba and Meru) arrived from West Africa while the Nilotic-speaking peoples (Maasai, Luo, Samburu and Turkana) came from the Nile valley in southern Sudan. With the migration to the interior, Muslims from the Arabian Peninsula and shirazis of Persia (now Iran) settled along the coast of eastern Africa from the eighth century.

Attracted by the aroma of spices and money, the Portuguese appeared in the region in the fifteenth century. After venturing ever farther to the west coast of Africa, Vasco da Gama finally doubled the Cape of Good Hope and began to ascend the eastern seaboard of the continent in 1498. Seven years later, began the looting of Kenya. In the sixteenth century, almost all of the Swahili trading towns, including Mombasa, had been attacked or occupied by Portuguese troops, marking the end of the Arab monopoly on trade in the Indian Ocean. The Portuguese stayed long in the area, applying a harsh colonial rule, the sultans and facing each other. But their dominance was always unstable and that their shipments were supplied in Goa, India. The Arabs gained control of the coast in 1720.
During the rest of the eighteenth century, the Omani dynasties from the Persian Gulf began their raids along the eastern seaboard of Africa. The ravages of the Portuguese era and constant quarrels among the Arab governors caused a decline in trade and prosperity of the area, so the economic superpowers (Britain and Germany) did not have much interest in getting this portion of the East Africa until the mid-nineteenth century.
With Europeans suddenly traveling throughout the African continent in search of fame and fortune, including the unexplored hinterland of Kenya was invaded. Until the 1880s, the Rift Valley and the Aberdare highlands remained the home of the proud warriors of the Masai tribe. In the late nineteenth century, civil war erupted between the two opposing factions in this town and its consequences have led to famines and diseases that decimated the population. The British used this opportunity to negotiate a treaty with laibon (chief or spiritual leader) of the Maasai, and to begin work on the railway line between Mombasa and Uganda, which was grazing land.
From this moment, the decline of the tribe and would be unstoppable. White settlers demanded more fertile land and the Maasai were confined to ever smaller reservations. The Kikuyu, a Bantu people of farmers from the highlands west of Mount Kenya, they also looted large tracts of land.
White settlement in the early twentieth century were initially disastrous, but, once deigned to know the surface characteristics of the land, the British succeeded in founding a colony acceptable. Other European settlers soon established coffee plantations and in the 1950s the population of white and rose to about eighty thousand people. Without many more options than to adapt to the economy introduced by the Europeans, tribes like the Kikuyu maintained, however, a strong opposition. Harry Thuku, one of the first leaders of the Kikuyu political association, was imprisoned by the British in 1922. His successor, Johnstone Kamau (later Jomo Kenyatta) would be the country's first president after independence.
With the growing opposition to colonial rule came the African National Union (KAU), which made his demands in an increasingly forceful. Other companies soon joined by similar voices calling for freedom, including that of the Mau Mau, whose members (mainly Kikuyu) vowed to drive the white settlers in Kenya. But these activists were finally defeated in 1956, ending their rebellion with a balance of more than 13,500 dead guerrillas, civilians and soldiers, and just over one hundred casualties in Europe.
Kenyatta spent years in jail or under house arrest but was freed in 1961 and became the leader of the reincarnated KAU, the Kenya African National Union (KANU). Independence came from his hand on December 12, 1963, and under his presidency, the country became one of the most stable and prosperous nations of the continent. After Kenyatta's death in 1978, rose to power Daniel Arap Moi, a member of the tribe Tugen.
Moi's mandate was marked by division and discord. Highly resistant to criticism, led to the dismantling of tribal societies and riots in the universities. In 1982, an attempted coup d'etat by the air force was crushed by members loyal to the president. The air forces were dismantled and replaced by a new military training. With the winds of democratic pluralism that swept the continent in the late eighties and early nineties, the international community suspended aid to Kenya.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and major aid donors demanded that repression cease and relaxes the embargo policy Moi. He acceded to the demands, but saw with satisfaction how the opposition undermined their own choices in the 1993 elections. The Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD) was unable to find a consensus leader, and was divided into three distinct parts. Moi benefited from this situation and won the elections to get a third of the total vote.
In 1995 he founded a new party in an attempt to unify the divided opposition. Safina was created by Richard Leakey, a famous anthropologist, elephant advocate and political activist. Despite the almost constant harassment by the government, Safina has been some progress.
In late 1997, new elections were held. Despite recurring allegations of election fraud and intimidation of opposition candidates, Moi again won by a narrow margin, with just over 40% of the vote. Although he promised to end corruption in government, the country seemed mired in an atmosphere of resignation.
Since 1997, the country has suffered major floods, cholera epidemics and malaria, various ethnic and increased drought. HIV remains a major problem. In August 1998, terrorists bombed the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), with more than 250 dead and over 5,000 wounded, illustrating the vulnerability of Kenya to the growing social and political upheaval. Just when the situation seemed to improve, there was a suicide bombing at a hotel north of Mombasa in November 2002. Later this year, Moi decided to retire with a generous retirement pay. In the December 2002 elections, KANU was defeated by the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) led by Mwai Kikabi, which caused a feeling of optimism in the country.
In March 2004, expected to draft a new constitution was released, but was not approved by parliament.

Culture and people of Kenya

In Kenya there are over seventy tribal groups. Distinctions between many of them are rather vague, since the advance of Western culture and the disintegration of traditional values. However, while the average African has apparently gone away from their traditions, the tribe is still the most important element in the identity of individuals.
The languages taught in schools around the country are English and Swahili, but there are many other tribal languages, such as the Kikuyu, the luyha, the Luo and kikamba, and other minorities. It is extremely useful for the traveler to have a basic knowledge of Swahili, especially outside urban areas and remote areas of the country. Another language in which foreigners will encounter is the often Sheng, spoken almost exclusively by the younger members of society. Recently emerged, is a mixture of Swahili and English, along with elements of other languages.
Most Kenyans are in the interior of a Christian denomination or another, while the inhabitants of the coast are mostly Muslims. About 30% of the population is Muslim. In the more remote tribal areas, mingle Muslims, Christians and those who maintain their ancestral tribal beliefs.
The musical style known as Benga is a contemporary dance music that sweeps the country. Emerged among the Luo people in western Kenya, and became popular in this area in the 1950s. Some familiar examples include the Benga Shirati Jazz, Jazz and Victoria Ambira Boys. For much of the We stern public, the vision for Kenya is nearest the film Out of Africa (Sydney Pollack, 1985), starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.
Kenyan cuisine generally consists of a mixture of potato with beans or meat sauce. In reality, nothing more than a diet of survival for the locals: the most ideal for filling the stomach at minimal cost. If I had to nominate a national dish, will be the nyama choma (goat meat on the grill). Kenyan food is not just for gourmets, or vegetarians. Beer lovers, on the other hand, are well supplied, as Kenyans like to drink that much barley as their dance and the country has a growing beer industry.

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Culture and History Travel Tour to China PART 2
Continue The Tour In Magic land of China

Hangzhou a paradise on earth


The capital of Zhejiang Province has a population of 1.6 million people. It is one of the most beautiful cities in China . Located on the shores Qiantang River, the famous West Lake in the west, Hangzhou has been embellished over the centuries by successive rulers. The construction of the Grand Canal during the Sui dynasty, which ended in this city, he did gain importance in the following centuries, so when China fell apart at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Hangzhou was the capital of dynasty Song of the South. The emperors were all in their zeal to turn this city into a wonderful poet and His Dongpo, mayor for several years it helped to create that image of Hangzhou that to happen later. Not in vain the Chinese have a saying "The sky is the paradise on earth, Suzhou and Hangzhou", and Marco Polo, when he visited in the thirteenth century, commented "It is the most elegant and luxurious in the world . In fact, some scholars claim that the fullness of the Chinese culture was not met with Tang Xian, but the Song of Hangzhou.

Destination for Chinese newlyweds, and place of pilgrimage for the people so receptive to the natural landscape, Hangzhou has managed to maintain a significant industrial and commercial, without damaging the beautiful scenery that history and nature has bequeathed.

The West Lake is Hangzhou's main attraction, around which are concentrated most of its tourist spots. In China there are 36 West Lakes, but Hangzhou is by far the most famous. It was once a bay of the Qiantang River, but the sludge deposited were separated from the river. From century villa in which the dam was dredged, successive governors of the city has spared no effort to beautify their surroundings. And with great success. The lake, shaped like a slightly irregular square of about 3 km on the side, is divided into 3 parts, the lake outside the main, the inland lake to the north, separated by a narrow dam Bai strip of land planted of willows and several stone bridges and the lake later in the west, separated by e1 dam Su. Inside the lake there are 4 islands, the only one of them which is natural which is called Lone Hill, which is connected to shore by the dam Bai. Inside there is Zhongshan Park, whose top is a great view of the lake and the city and the Provincial Museum. The other island is the Moon Reflected in Three Pagoditas. Is only accessible by boat. The tourists often included in his itinerary, and there are regular lines to individual travelers, which can be taken together with the city or along the Park Huagang. Pavilions and lakes of the interior of the island clearly shows the beauty of the place.

Ling Yin Temple - Temple of Soul's Retreat

is one of the most important temples in southern China, and one that offers visitors more. Before coming to the wards themselves, is "The Hill Flying", with impressive stone Buddhist sculptures. The temple is usually full of faithful, some arriving from distant lands. It is easy to envisage a religious ceremony.

Another of the main attractions is the Hanzhou Pagoda of Six Harmonies, built in the year 970 and named following the name of a Buddhist temple nearby. His name has to do with the preaching of Buddhism, harmony of body, mind, of words, opinions, poverty, and abstinence.

The Tomb of General Yuefei
norocidental on the corner of West Lake, is only visited by the Chinese, who see this hero, unjustly accused and executed, the prototype of a patriot.

House Guo, a little away from the main tourist routes, despite being located on the western shore of the lake, is one of the best places to enjoy its beauty in peace.

The Museum of Pharmacy in the middle of the last remnants of the old city, recently restored and prepared for the tourist, however, maintains a certain interest.

Hong Kong the city of light

Hong Kong is an island, a world, colorful and compact, with more than seven million people live and work in a rush unmatched. Hong Kong is a showcase, a symbol, which has merged the concepts of the pure capitalist world created by the Europeans with a positive mindset and family passed by the Chinese throughout the generations. Hong Kong's history and today have been merged to recreate a single company in the East.
The turbulent history of Hong Kong, far from becoming a city gray and boring, have transformed it into a striking beauty of the Victoria Peak and the bay of the same name, evocative of a colonial past that end in a few days, are important part of that image. Between the sea and the mountains, just a few hundred meters to the man to conduct business, for business to flourish, to accommodate the engine of this wonderful machine to make money that has become the island.

The extension of Hong Kong is only 1070 km2, in general throughout the territory is very mountainous, with heights at the peak Taim Shan, a 958 m high. Located just south of the Tropic of Cancer, has a subtropical climate, with humidity in summer reaches 90%.
Victoria Peak, you can take a tram that takes more than 100 years in operation. There is a huge concentration of tourists, where you can be the best view of Hong Kong Island, the Bay and the peninsula of Kowloon. If it rises by tram, you can get off the bus, and vice versa.

Repulse Bay is a beach with a certain charm, too crowded, with a small Buddhist temple. A little further away from the city is Stanley Village, with a small beach in front of which there are a number of interesting buildings, now almost all converted into restaurants, and a good market.
Aberdeen, where it has been preserved from the seafaring tradition of Hong Kong, where many fishing boats, with families still living in them, and fish often tended to dry. It is curious to observe the activity of the settlements of fish, but to hang a little between the boats have to ride in one.

Like any big city, you have to get us to where andarla forces.
In the central district focus on trade and finance, its buildings stand proud, unique, materializing its excellence in a sea of glass, all served by an elevated network of passages that house the most elite stores. The Bank of Shanghai and Hong Kong (designed by Norman Foster) and the Bank of China, who, because of their situation, they highlight. Although the record high it has the Central Plaza, in the nearby district of Wanchai. All Central district is the holy temple of the money. Banks, offices and hotels, alternating the conquest of space, while women compete in the most elegant shops in the lower floors. Decisions made at the offices of Hong Kong will have an impact worldwide. There is a fierce fight by approaching the living brain of gold at the Central, causing a continuous rise in prices of offices. Every man, every inch must produce to be profitable. The work and space are scheduled for maximum profitability. The price increase makes it more profitable offices demolish Tenerife 20 or 30 storey building in place for offices, which keep them open, even when the price of a room in Hong Kong are among the most expensive in the world, and Demand for rooms will grow at a steady pace.
On the island of Hong Kong, in addition to the Central district, home finance, Wanchai district is of great interest. In 3 parallel streets that are the same, are also the more vivid contrasts of the island. Luxurious newly built towers used to support other decrepit, with paint falling, walls crammed with balconies give an idea of the density of its population.


Ocean Park - Zoo , a hundred meters higher than Central. And that takes time to really, you can spend a day or at least one morning to find Ocean Park on the way to Repulse Bay, one of the largest water parks in Asia.
In Kowloon, the peninsula, separated from Hong Kong by the bay, but united by 3 underground tunnels, the tourist resort par excellence, the city grows, renewed, upgraded, light eyes. Kowloon is the hub of the famous Nathan Road, with thousands of shops in it, is a paradise for shopping, but the real opportunities will be better in the emerging network of streets on the sides of it. A stroll along Nathan Road gives an idea of life that is a showcase of Hong Kong, thousands of people are busy, buy, walk, eat. In short, the insanity of the small broker, who must sweat every day to scrape the dollars that will enable it to approach the world of the truly privileged.

Temple Street. On the streets barely moving car, leaving your site to elderly patients who roam the streets in search of the fresco. Some restaurants have invaded the streets and shops, away from the plastic and neon, is life in all its fullness. In the carnage, a row of freshly
slaughtered pigs waiting to be distributed among the buyers, store spices and dried food place in harmony of smells, and be happy enough to go to a pharmacy and request a drug that satisfies our desire. At night, on that same street, an improvised market products of all types and origins, to taste of the tourists who always swarm around the city, and a little farther away from this passage, the restaurants on the street serve a really low price of seafood daily. For those who consider that this market is not enough, you can approach the Jade Market at Kansu Street, only in the mornings or at Bird Market, Hong Lok Street.



Lantau Island is another world. Along the road that winds into the mountains to rise, the landscape evokes not Hong Kong, but the Mediterranean. Small towns of houses, shops calm that rested in the morning sun. And some cars circulating calm. At the end of the road, suddenly from behind a mountain landscape, we have the largest bronze Buddha in East Asia, the Po Lin Monastery. You can eat at the temple, and start back to town. On the island there are several temples and a little more modest accommodation in Hong Kong.
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Alaska culture and History Travel Tour

Alaska is the largest state of the USA with an area of over 1.5 million square kilometers, or 1 / 5 the size of all 48 United States of North America and an area equal to 3.3 times that of France.
Alaska has a population of 610 000 people and its capital is Juneau (population 31 000).


Alaska has over 3 million freshwater lakes, including 94 with an area of over 250 square kilometers. More than 100,000 glaciers covering about 5% of any State or representing more than 60,000 square kilometers of ice carving valleys in the mountain.
3000 rivers, the largest river is the Yukon which has its source in Canada, the Yukon Territory, or the name of, and cut horizontally throughout the state of Alaska in two over a distance of 3676 km long.

The Yukon River following the mountain "Brooks Range and flows into the Bering Sea, south of the city of Nome.
2000 islands, and 1,800 islands have been identified. The largest is the island of Kodiak with over 9,000 square kilometers, situated south west of Cook Inlet.
The highest mountain of the entire North American continent is located right in the center of the state, in the Denali National Park. Mount McKinley is the sum of 6194 meters.

General History of the State of Alaska

The state of Alaska was purchased by President Andrew Jackson March 30 1867 to Tzar of Russia for the sum of $ 7.2 million, Russia wants to get rid of this land without value at the time because too too remote and difficult to use.
From 1872, after numerous trips by American explorers, gold was discovered near the town of Sitka, located on the southeast peninsula of Alaska, along the Canadian territory.

In 1878, the first plants up in boxes of salmon are located near the city of Sitka, which saw its economy grandire.
From 1897 to 1900, the discovery of gold in the Yukon Territories, Canada, will attract many explorers from all over the United States. This gold rush moves to climb to some indian village of Nome on the west coast of Alaska, and to discover gold on the beaches, so start the economy of the village.
Alaska will slowly grow until the beginning of the second World War, or the United States begin to develop military bases and construction of forts, roads and other infrastructure to prevent the Japanese to take possession of the territories.
This name is that in 1959, as Alaska was finally recognized as State of the United States, and not as a mere territory.
On 27 March 1964, the largest earthquake of foce 9.2 on the Richter scale, the "Good Friday Earthquake" hit the south central Alaska for more than 3 minutes. There are 131 victims and countless damage throughout.
In 1968, the largest discovery of oil and natural gas in American history is made in the Prudhoe Bay on the northern coast of Alaska.

In 1969, the grandiose project of construction of the oil through acqueduc entire state from north to south is deposited. A budget of over $ 900 million is being developed for the construction of 1280 km of aqueduct linking the city of Valdez Bay in Prince William Sound. The choice of the town of Valdez was placed on the fact that the bay of Prince William Sound remains completely free of ice all year. The construction began in 1974 and will take 3 years to complete the work. Ten pumping stations are spread over 1280 km of aqueduct of 1.05 meters in diameter, so as not to disfigure the landscape and natural geological, some sections will be buried or elevated to a height of 3 meters above the ground.

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter acquired 56 million acres of national land to create 17 new refuges and habitats to preserve and maintain the open spaces of Alaska àe; their wild state.
In 1980, the state of Alaska vote denial of income tax, and decides to repay the people of all income taxes collected previously in the form of annual dividends. In 1980, the state of Alaska vote denial of income tax, and decides to repay the people of all income taxes collected previously in the form of annual dividends. This decision is unique to the state of Alaska and is now part of the local economy. This decision is unique to the state of Alaska and is now part of the local economy. No other state in the United States can provide the equivalent. In addition, to offset the expension population, almost 80% of income from financial investments are distributed annually to all residents and the remaining 20% is reinvested to increase capital to provide primary bigger interest income each year. No other state in the United States can provide the equivalent. In addition, to offset the expension population, almost 80% of income from financial investments are distributed annually to all residents and the remaining 20% is reinvested in order to increasing the primary capital to procure larger interest income each year.
In 1989, the disaster of the tanker "Exxon Valdez" will cost the lives of many marine animals in the bay of Prince William Sound and will cover more than 288 kilometers of coastline. In 1989, the disaster of the tanker "Exxon Valdez" will cost the lives of many marine animals in the bay of Prince William Sound and will cover more than 288 kilometers of coastline. The biggest oil disaster in the world will take more than 2 ½ years of cleaning and several million dollars. The biggest oil disaster in the world will take more than 2 ½ years of cleaning and several million dollars.
It is also the year or record lowest temperatures are recorded and last for several weeks. The Soviet advantage to visit Alaska across the Bering Sea by dog sled. It is also the year or record lowest temperatures are recorded and last for several weeks. The Soviet opportunity to visit Alaska across the Bering Sea by dog sled.

In 1992, the Mount Spur érruption, on the northern coast of Cook Inlet, will send a huge cloud of hot ashes In 1992, the Mount Spur érruption, on the northern coast of Cook Inlet, will send a huge cloud of hot ash
the city of Anchorage, covering the city of 11 cm black ash. the city of Anchorage, covering the city of 11 cm black ash.
In 1996, in the region northeast of Anchorage, In 1996, in the region northeast of Anchorage,
the largest forest fire was near the homes north of Lake Big Lake
and destroyed more than 8.8 million in equipment, houses, infrastructure and roads ..... and destroyed more than 8.8 million in equipment, houses, infrastructure and roads