The Venice Historical Regatta

Every year, on the first Sunday of September, the Historical Regatta is held in Venice. Hundreds of Venetians pile into the long boats that have plied the city's canals for centuries for the 'Regata Storica' (Historical Regatta), a historical procession that commemorates the welcome given to Caterina Cornaro, wife of the King of Cyprus, in 1489 after she renounced her throne in favour of Venice.

The spectacular historical water pageant is driven by gondoliers wearing historic costume carrying the Doge, the Doge’s wife and all the highest ranking Venetian officials up the Grand Canal in a brightly coloured parade. This is followed by four separate boat races. The winners are awarded flags in place of medals. Until few years ago, together with the symbolic prizes, there were also some kind of awards; the most famous of them was a little living pig, that would parade on a gondola of its own. The pig ceremony has been abolished since few years ago after protests by some animal protection organizations. PETA is always ruining the fun.

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The Series “An African Panorama”

Presenting here are some of the best photos from the series “An African Panorama”, which were exhibited in Nairobi, Kenya for the supervision of the photographer from the Seattle Casey Kelbofa.

Have wonderful photo safari around Africa.

(Total 17 Photos)

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1. Living in Sudanese plane look like the UN mission will be to drop humanitarian aid.

2. West Darfur, 2004.

3. Cairo.

4. Cairo store.

5. People are waiting for the bus, Cairo.

6. Ethnic dance around the campfire, Lake Turkana, Kenya.

7. In the camp of internally displaced persons, Uganda, 2007.

8. In the camp of internally displaced persons, Uganda, 2007.

9. Two fisherman. Lake Turkana in Kenya.

10. On the Kenyan coast.

11. At the first African competitions among amputees, Sierra Leone.

12. Slums of Lagos, Nigeria.

13. African Union troops in Mogadishu.

14. In the slums of Nairobi.

15. People clean and clean the streets after an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia.

16. Zebras Tanzania.

17. The annual migration of zebras in Tanzania.

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Trip to chichen Itza Mexico

Mexico is a country with a very ancient history, a country rich in archaeological remains of the Maya, Toltecs and Aztecs.
Mexico is ready to hit the rest of its magnificent nature, beautiful beaches and ancient volcanoes. In this post you'll see a paradise with a warm gentle sea and cordial people, and also visit these monuments of antiquity, centuries-old pyramids of ancient civilizations. Mexico is rich in them, but available to visit only a few of them.

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The first item on tour was a hike in water-filled cave Cenote Ikkil. In it, as the guide, you can swim.

In general, for a given locality, these cenote - a thing quite characteristic, such as the holy sources in Russia.

Well, there goes down the ladder by which people are already in bathing, changing clothes somewhere above.

The descent into the cave Cenote Ikkil

Chichen Itza, Mexico attraction number 1. Well at least this place is best known among tourists. It represents the ruins

of the ancient Mayan city with a few surviving pyramids and temples. Chichen-Itza. At the main entrance.

In the center is the Temple Kukulkan. This 9-stepped pyramid 24 meters tall with broad stairs on each side. During the vernal

and autumnal equinoxes about three o'clock in the afternoon sun's rays illuminate the western balustrade of the main staircase

of the pyramid in such a way that light and shadow image is formed of seven isosceles triangles that make up, in turn, the body

tridtsatisemimetrovoy snakes "crawling" to the extent of movement of the sun to own head, carved at the base of the stairs.

Chichen Itza. Pyramid of El Castillo

The upper part of the main pyramid

Chichen Itza. Field for ball games

Chichen Itza. Hall thousand columns

Chichen Itza. Temple of Warriors

Chichen Itza. South side

Another pyramid on the south side

Chichen Itza. Ancient observatory El Caracol

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