In the Acadian Region of Nova Scotia, in the town of Church Point, is the largest wooden church in North America, Église Sainte-Marie. The historical marker included some interesting information: The church has 70 foot high columns of entire…
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Machu Picchu
Peru: They say Machu Picchu was built in or around the 1400s, over a span of one hundred years. The guide told us that in the 1500s, the locals had removed all the city’s gold and deserted the city to…
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SWOPA
Ghana. In the Town of Sirigu, you can visit SWOPA to see the traditional exterior wall painting done by women. This women’s art collective, SWOPA, keeps the tradition alive. Sirigu is in the north of Ghana. Each home in this…
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Jerash
In Jordan, in the Gilead Hills, aside of the modern city now called Jerash, lie the ruins of the ancient city of Gerasa. First founded by Alexander the Great in 300s B.C, but then Pompeii conquered Gerasa for Rome around…
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Badlands National Park
South Dakota, USA They say the Great Plains were covered by a prehistoric sea. In Badlands National Park, you can see Pierre shale, the sedimentary rock that used to be at the bottom of that sea. Then at the…
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