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LOST CITY OF THARROS SARDINIA ITALY

September 20, 2008
City of Tharroos Sardinia Italy  (from Wiki) Archaeological research done in the area of Tharros has established that in the eighth century BC the town was founded by Phoenicians, although a sunken mole has been found there, and the water level raised there during 1200 BC, so it's still unclear when the city was founded. On the remains of a former village built...

WHITE SANDS NEW MEXICO

September 12, 2008
White Sands National Monument The White Sands National Monument is the world's biggest Gypsum deposit with thousands of sand dunes in the south New Mexico region. Also known as alabaster, Gypsum was being mined here for plasterboard and other resources when the govt ended the exportation of the gypsum deposits and turned this beautiful place into a National Monument. I was able to...

GILA WILDERNESS

September 10, 2008
Gila River Gila National Forest  Gila National Forest is one of the first National Forests to be recognized as one and is also a location that has still kept its pristine condition as it was when it was found.  There is 6 million acres of land out here sierra pine trees, to rolling desert grasslands to mountainous hills that bring some of the most...

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