<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0">
<channel><title>exploriada.com</title>
<link>http://en.exploriada.com</link>
<description>Visit Exploriada travel wonders: places and events - map, pictures, descriptions, travellers comments, advices and stories. Exploriada provides travel information, news and services about all continents and countries.</description>
<language>en</language><webMaster>info@exploriada.com</webMaster>
		<lastBuildDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:12:55 -0400 </lastBuildDate>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate><image><title>exploriada.com</title><link>http://en.exploriada.com</link><url>http://en.exploriada.com/imgs/logo.jpg</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Palenque (Mexico)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/antiquity-and-ancient-civilisations/palenque</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:10:10 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the Jungle of Chiapas, nestled on a thickly wooded ridge, are the ancient ruins of Palenque (pah-LEN-keh); situated near a town of the same name. The town itself has no real attraction to speak of, but the nearby ancient Mayan city of Palenque is Mexico's most breath-taking archaeological park: in our opinion, the best you'll find anywhere in Mexico, and a must-see Mexico Experience.

During the Mayan period, it was believed to be one of ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4b3340238a9fd/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teotihuacan (Mexico)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/antiquity-and-ancient-civilisations/teotihuacan</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:30:32 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Teotihuacan means 'The City of the Gods", or "Where Men Become Gods" (in Nahuatl).

It used to be a thriving city and ceremonial center that predated the Aztecs by several centuries. Most likely it was Mexico's biggest ancient city at its peak and the sixth largest city in the world in AD 600. 

Teotihuacan began declining sharply around 650 AD, and was almost completely abandoned around 750 AD. No one knows why.

At its peak around 500-600 ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4b2249e537841/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chichen Itza (Mexico)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/antiquity-and-ancient-civilisations/chichen-itza</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:12:42 +0000</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chichen Itza which means “at the mouth of the well of Itza “, is the 2nd most visited archeological site of Mexico today. The Kukulkan Pyramid in Chichen-Itza which known as "El Castillo" (the castle), is one of the new seven wonders of the world elected in 2007. It is exactly 24 m. high considering the upper platform. Apart from the Kukulkan Pyramid, in Chichen Itza there many other archaeological sites to visit, all carrying ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4b2246f15d673/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tikal (Guatemala)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/historical-cities-and-towns/tikal</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:34:02 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tikal is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now modern-day northern Guatemala.

Situated in the department of El Petén, the site is part of Guatemala's Tikal National Park and in 1979 was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4aed977f41ad0/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexander Humboldt National Park (Cuba)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/natural-wonders-caverns-and-parks/alexander-humboldt-national-park</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:35:39 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The park is a protected area of the biggest biodiversity of Cuba and of any island of Caribbean. It is located in the provinces of the Oriente of Cuba: Holguín and Guantánamo. It is a great park about 70000 hectares.

The area constitutes one of the most valuable places for the conservation of the endemic flora in the whole Western Hemisphere. For this reason it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

Fauna present ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4ab6a55ba25ce/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comandancia De La Plata (Cuba)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/museums-and-galleries/comandancia-de-la-plata</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:45:02 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[From the viewpoint of Alto del Naranjo a 3km / 2mi trail leads to the Comandancia de la Plata, the 1950s headquarters of Fidel Castro. The only way to get to this location is to walk, but it is not strenuous and should only take about an hour one way. Visitors must first obtain a permit from the rangers in Villa Santo Domingo. On site at the Comandancia de la Plata is a museum, a ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[La Bodeguita Del Medio (Cuba)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/bars-and-restaurants/bars-and-pubs/la-bodeguita-del-medio</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:48:59 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[La Bodeguita del Medio is a typical restaurant-bar of Havana (Cuba). It is very famous and touristy for the personalities that have patronized it: Salvador Allende, the poet Pablo Neruda, the writer Ernest Hemingway and many others. La Bodeguita is also known as the birthplace of the Mojito cocktail, prepared in the bar since its opening in 1942.

The rooms full of curious objects, frames, photos, as well as the walls covered by signatures of famous ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4aa95d562eabe/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partagás Tobacco Factory (Cuba)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/factories-distilleries-breweries/partags-tobacco-factory</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:33:45 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The elegant red and cream-coloured building is home to a prestigious and Cuba's largest cigar factory. Its Neo-Classical facade was founded in 1845 by a Catalan buisinessman Jaime Partagas Ravelo who was the first person to use wooden barrels to ferment the leaves in order to heighten the aroma.

Dozens of people work in the aroma-filled interior. Nowadays, there is no longer someone reading aloud to alleviate the monotony of the work by entertatining and educating ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4aa930096ec76/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hammel Street (Cuba)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/outdoor-centres-and-trails/hammel-street</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:11:11 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This street in the working-class Cayo Hueso quarter is a curious open-air Afro-Cuban sanctuary. The colourful, 200-m (656-ft) mural here, for which the street is famous, is the work of naive painter Salvador Gonzalez.
On Saturdays Callejøn Hammel becomes the venue for rumba shows, popular with the locals and tourists alike. ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4aa9306147642/</imgthumb></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capitol (Cuba)]]></title><link>http://en.exploriada.com/places/place/tourist-attractions/museums-and-galleries/capitol</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:02:23 +0100</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A symbol of the city, the Capitol (Capitolio) combines the elegance of Neo-Classicism with Art Deco elements. Inaugurated in 1929 by the dictator Gerardo Machado, it is loose imitation of the Washington DC Capitol, but is even taller.

It stands in the area once occupied by a botanical garden and later by the capital's first railway station.

The home of governement until 1959, the Capitol has seen major historic events: in 1933 the police fired on a ...]]></description><imgthumb>http://en.exploriada.com/thumb/jpg/4aa95d810d348/</imgthumb></item></channel></rss>
