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The buckwheat flowers are turning a very seasonal red now in Ha Giang province, in the northern mountains of Vietnam. Every year from September thru December, acres of terraced buckwheat fields turn to carpets of white, pink, then deep red. Unique in Vietnam, this stunning, three-month blooming season is the perfect reason to enjoy cool weather, explore Ha Giang’s mountains and trek the well-named Happiness Road

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Portofino City , Italy

Portofino is a small town located in the Liguria region of northwest Italy. It is known for its picturesque harbor, colorful houses, and luxury boutiques. The town is a popular tourist destination and attracts visitors from all over the world. It is also a popular spot for yachting and sailing. The town is located on the Italian Riviera and is only a short drive from the cities of Genoa and Rapallo

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Christ Redeemer Statue in Brazil

Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 meters (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-meter (26 ft) pedestal. A symbol of Christianity around the world, the statue has also become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil and was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

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Carneiros Beach in Brazil

Carneiros Beach is a popular tourist destination located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is known for its clear blue waters, white sandy beaches, and lush vegetation. The beach is surrounded by coconut trees and dunes, making it a popular spot for sunbathing and swimming. Visitors can also enjoy various water sports such as parasailing and windsurfing. The area around the beach is also home to a variety of wildlife, including monkeys and birds.

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Lion Rock in Sri Lanka

Lion Rock is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, of Sri Lanka. It is a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock approximately 180 m (590 ft) high. King Kashapa built his palace on top of this rock and decorated its sides with colorful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock, he built a gateway in the form of an enormous lion.

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The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily in Nevada. The Sierra Nevada is part of the American Cordillera, an almost continuous chain of mountain ranges that forms the western "backbone" of the Americas.

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Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Cape Breton Highlands National Park is a Canadian national park on northern Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. The park was the first national park in the Atlantic provinces of Canada and covers an area of 948 square kilometers (366 sq mi). It is one of 42 in Canada's system of national parks. It consists of mountains, valleys, waterfalls, rocky coastlines, and the Cape Breton Highlands, a tundra-esque plateau. Forest types include Acadian and Boreal.

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Lotus Tower is a 350 m (1,150 ft) tall tower, located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It has been called a symbolic landmark of Sri Lanka. As of 2019, the tower is the tallest self-supported structure in South Asia the 11th tallest tower in Asia, and the 19th tallest tower in the world. The lotus-shaped tower is used for communication, observation, and other leisure facilities.

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Narangala Mountain, Sri Lanka

Narangala mountain is another popular mountain among climbers. It is situated 19.7 km away from the Badulla district in the Uva Province. Narangala Mountain is very popular among climbers and it rises to over 1500 m (1527 m). There are two entrances to Narangala mountain, Keenakale side and Tangamale Devalaya side. The Keenakale side is generally very popular with climbers.

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Rice farm in Bali, Indonesia

Bali is a province of Indonesia. For thousands of years, the Balinese people have been growing rice and cultivating the beautiful rice terraces of Bali where three kinds of rice are grown: white rice, black rice, and red rice. White rice is the most common one while red rice is much rarer and more expensive

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Ik Kil Mexico

Ik Kil is a cenote outside Pisté in the Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico. It is located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula and is part of the Ik Kil Archeological Park near Chichen Itza. It is open to the public for swimming. The cenote is open to the sky with the water level about 26 meters (85 ft) below ground level. There is a carved stairway that leads down to a swimming platform. The cenote is about 60 meters (200 ft) in diameter and about 48 meters (157 ft) deep.

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Yosemite National Park, USA

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome

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Arches National Park United States

Arches National Park is a national park in eastern Utah, United States. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 miles (6 km) north of Moab, Utah. More than 2,000 natural sandstone arches are located in the park, including the well-known Delicate Arch, as well as a variety of unique geological resources and formations. The park contains the highest density of natural arches in the world.

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Everglades National Park in United States

Everglades National Park is an American national park that protects the southern twenty percent of the original Everglades in Florida. UNESCO declared the Everglades & Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve in 1976 and listed the park as a World Heritage Site in 1979, and the Ramsar Convention included the park on its list of Wetlands of International Importance in 1987. Everglades is one of only three locations in the world to appear on all three lists.

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Dettifoss Waterfall

Dettifoss is a Waterfall in Northeastern Iceland, known for its impressive Water flow. It is situated in the Vatnajökull National Park and is Surrounded by a rugged, Barren landscape. The falls are 100 meters wide and have a drop of 44 meters, making them the most powerful in Europe. Visitors Come to see the Raw Power of the Falls and Experience the Surrounding Natural Beauty.

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Meteora Monasteries

The Meteora is a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. The six (of an original twenty-four) monasteries are built on immense natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area. Between the 13th and 14th centuries, the twenty-four monasteries were established atop the rocks. Meteora is located near the town of Kalabaka at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains. Meteora was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 because of the outstanding architecture and beauty of the complex, in addition to its religious and artistic significance.

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Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore National Memorial . Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son, Lincoln Borglum.George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).The four presidents were chosen to represent the nation's birth, growth, development and preservation, respectively.