Places I need to visit before I die: 2014

domingo, 1 de junio de 2014

Los nómadas BAJAU

Su tradición está a punto de perderse. Los Bajau son una etnia musulmana asentada en el Triángulo de Coral, una superficie que abarca varios países como Malasia, Indonesia o Papúa Nueva Guinea, que dedican su vida entera al agua. Viven en embarcaciones construidas por ellos mismos, se alimentan de lo que pescan y fabrican también las ropas que llevan. Son conocidos como los nómadas del mar, sin embargo en las últimas décadas su forma de vida está cambiando y están siendo forzados a establecerse en tierra. A pesar de todo, todavía quedan muchos que mantienen la tradición, aunque las nuevas formas de pesca de las poblaciones costeras (con dinamita o cianuro) están causando un enorme daño a las aguas y a sus especies. go!

viernes, 23 de mayo de 2014

Los arboles más viejos

el Sauce de Santa María del Tule en Oaxaca

2000 years old tree in South Africa known as tree of life

Aux dires des Grecs, l'olivier le plus vieux du monde, 3 000 ans environ, se trouverait dans le village de Vouves dans l'Ouest de la Crète

Zoroastrians in Iran 4000 years old cypress tree . Sarv-e Abar Kuh سرو ابرکوه could be called the second oldest living tree in the world Yazd Province, Iran.

Playa Escondida

Este lugar se llama Playa escondida y se encuentra en las islas Marietas, Nayarit.

jueves, 10 de abril de 2014

Tolbachik, un valle infernal en la Tierra

Se trata del volcán en activo Tolbachik, situado en la península de Kamchatka, en el este de Rusia y que tiene alrededor varios volcanes de más o menos intensidad. Observando estas imágenes que quitan la respiración, es fácil imaginarse dragones, demonios y ríos infernales. Sin embargo, ahora el volcán está tranquilo. Eso sí, hace un año lagos y ríos de lava decoraban el paisaje tras la erupción que comenzó tras la apertura de dos fisuras en el Tolbachik. En plena actividad del volcán, los fotógrafos Luda y Andrey viajarone inmortalizaron estas instantáneas del valle infernal en la Tierra. go!

domingo, 30 de marzo de 2014

Varanasi, INDIA ::: fucked up Ganges River :o

FILTHY INDIA - NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS! (47 PICTURES)click! .

Ganges River(...)It is the longest river of India(...)The Ganges basin is the most heavily populated river basin in the world, with over 400 million (...)The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus(...)It is worshiped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism(...) Hindus consider the waters of the Ganges to be both pure and purifying(...) Hindus bathe in its waters,paying homage to their ancestors and to their gods by cupping the water in their hands, lifting it and letting it fall back into (...)the river and is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs(...)The Ganges was ranked among the five most polluted rivers of the world (...) The Ganges suffers from extreme pollution levels, which affect the 400 million people who live close to the river. Sewage from many cities along the river's course, industrial waste and religious offerings wrapped in non-degradable plastics add large amounts of pollutants to the river as it flows through densely populated areas. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that many poorer people rely on the river on a daily basis for bathing, washing, and cooking (...) After the cremation of the deceased at Varanasi's ghats the bones and ashes are thrown into the Ganges. However, in the past thousands of uncremated bodies were thrown into the Ganges during cholera epidemics, spreading the disease. Even today, holy men, pregnant women, people with leprosy/chicken pox, people who had been bitten by snakes, people who had committed suicide, the poor, and children under 5 are not cremated at the ghats but are floated free to decompose in the waters. In addition, those who can not afford the large amount of wood needed to incinerate the entire body, leave behind a lot of half burned body parts...

sábado, 29 de marzo de 2014

Somersaults on top of Kiev's Moscow suspension bridge

Footage released by free runner James Kingston shows him illegally scaling one of the towers of the Moscow suspension bridge over the river Desyonka in Kiev, Ukraine. The bridge is well-known in urban exploration circles, as the cables are easy to access. Kingston, from Southampton, climbs the bridge, performs a stunt with his fellow climber Mustang Wanted where he hangs off the side of the bridge, then does a somersault on the top of the tower. After the incredibly dangerous and ill-advised stunt, on their descent they are arrested by police