Hungry Planet by Peter Menzel read on View as Slide Show View Images A Portrait of Los Angeles read on View as Slide Show View Images Natural Gas Natural gas has never been in such high demand, and compared with the two other fossil energy transfer media, oil and coal, the demand for this invisible fuel will see its strongest growth in the coming decades. read on View as Slide Show View Images Planet Hunters A sparely illustrated, yet very interesting story on the discovery of nearly 200 planets orbiting other stars appeared in the October, 2006 Smithsonian Magazine. The photos were shot at the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton and at UC Berkeley. read on View as Slide Show View Images Mt. Erebus, the most active volcano in Antarctica. Mt. Erebus, the most active volcano in Antarctica. read on View as Slide Show View Images Sky Train Beijing Lhasa Article on the controversial "sky" train Beijing-Golmud-Lhasa on its historic inaugural journey carrying the first Western tourists and promoted by a British agency boycotted by some of the pro-Tibetan movement. Both sides of the coin regarding this controversial railway which crosses China from Beijing in the North East to Lhasa (Tibet) in the Southwest read on View as Slide Show View Images Mundos Diminutos read on View as Slide Show View Images The Snow Monkey Japan The Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the Snow Monkey, is a terrestrial monkey species native to northern Japan read on View as Slide Show View Images Valencia. The City of Arts & Sciences. Calatrava The City of Arts & Sciences is an ensemble of five areas in the dry river bed of the now diverted River Turia in Valencia, Spain. read on View as Slide Show View Images Oceanographic Valencia The oceanographic park L'Oceanogràfic, is an underwater city designed by the late Felix Candela. read on View as Slide Show View Images Archeological site of Atapuerca The Atapuerca Hills have been a huge living centre for more than a million years. read on View as Slide Show View Images Normandy, the landing shores On June 5 – 6, 2004, Normandy (France) will commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-DAY, one of the most important events of the 20th Century and the turning point of the Second World War. read on View as Slide Show View Images Morocco: Fragments of daily life A selection of photographs made by Navia in Morocco, on his travels from 1991 to 2003. read on View as Slide Show View Images Replica of the Altamira Cave Access to the original Cave of Altamira, known as the Sistine Chapel of the rupestrian art, had to be restricted to visitors. read on View as Slide Show View Images Deserts of Spain Spain has the driest climate in Europe and it is the only country in the continent with desert areas that have some incredible landscapes, flora and fauna. read on View as Slide Show View Images Canary Islands. Volcanic Landscape The Canary Islands are volcano born islands and a number one tourist destination in Spain. This is a view of the vocanic landscapes, from Timanfaya in the island of Lanzarote to the Teide volcano, the highest mountain of Spain. read on View as Slide Show View Images Panoramic Forest. Spain A significant selection of panoramic format images from the great variety of temperate, Mediterranean and subtropical forests in Spain. read on View as Slide Show View Images Autumn Season in the Spanish Forest A voyage throughout Spain, from the humid forests of the north to the dry south, these images show the characteristic range of colors of the autumn season. read on View as Slide Show View Images Doñana National Park, Andalusia, Spain Doñana National Park in Andalusia, Spain, occupies the right bank of the Guadalquivir river at its estuary on the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most important natural areas in Europe. These massive wetlands are the home of many of the most threatened species in the continent. read on View as Slide Show View Images Romanesque Route in the Pyrenees, Spain In the eleven and twelve centuries a strong religious movement that aimed to implant the Church’s power left an important architectural heritage with hundreds of churches, cathedrals and chapels built in the roman style, what is known to be the Romanesque style. read on View as Slide Show View Images Yuste Monastery, The Last Refuge for Charles V Tired of his strenuous life, Emperor Charles I of Spain and V of Germany decided he wanted to forget about the world and chose to retreat in Yuste, in the Spanish province of Caceres. read on View as Slide Show View Images The Pilgrim's Way of St. James in Spain In the Middle Ages Santiago de Compostela, where the apostle St. James is said to be buried, was considered the third most important shrine in the Christian world, after Jerusalem and Rome. read on View as Slide Show View Images The Lands of Don Quixote and Cervantes La Mancha is a large interior region of Spain, a desolate upland, where Don Quixote was born and went adventuring in Cervantes' epic novel. read on View as Slide Show View Images Granada. Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca, one of the most universal Spanish poets and the most well known representative of the generation of '27. read on View as Slide Show View Images Spain's Red Wines: Rioja and Ribera del Duero Rioja and Ribera del Duero are the two most important wine-growing areas in Spain. read on View as Slide Show View Images Ampurdan. Josep Pla Emporda is the most northeastern region of Catalonia. Josep Pla, the most important writer of the twentieth century in Catalan language, was born here a hundred years ago. read on View as Slide Show View Images Santiago de Compostela During the 12th. Century, with the discovery of the sepulcher of the Apostle Saint James, pilgrims from all Europe traveled along the Way of Saint James heading to Santiago de Compostela. read on View as Slide Show View Images Spain's National Parks Spain has a great variety of natural environments that host a rich variety of flora and fauna. Landscape of the natural parks varies from wetlands and mountains to deserts and forests. read on View as Slide Show View Images Spain's Wild Coasts Spain is a western Europe country in the Iberian Peninsula. Famous for its beaches it is a tourist destiny, and it has thousands of kilometers of wild coasts bordering the peninsula and the islands. read on View as Slide Show View Images