The Peneda-Gerês National Park is the ninth most valuable tourist destination in the world

The Peneda-Gerês National Park is considered to be the ninth most valuable tourist destination in the world by Trivago search engine that compares prices from more than 700 thousand hotels throughout the world and that, with this list, unveiled the most appreciated with regard to the relationship between quality and price.

According to the ranking, which considers the tourist destinations with added value for every euro spent, the Portuguese Park is also the fourth most valued European destination, behind Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chora (Greece) and Megalo Papigo-(Greece). Overall, the most valued is the fortified town of Ait-Ben-Haddou in Morocco and, moreover, already considered a world heritage site by Unesco.

In the top 100 there are five other Portuguese locations: Peniche (59th place), Barnes (69), Figueira da Foz (73), Vila Nova de Milfontes (86) and Ericeira (95).

See some photos of Minho Park but rather the complete list of the top 10.



2. Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

3. Chora (Greece)

4. Merzouga (Morocco)

5. Bhaktapur (Nepal)

6. Megalo Papigo-(Greece)

7. Sucre (Bolivia)

8. Pingyao (China)

9. Gerês (Portugal)

10. Yangshuo (China)

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Singapore artist uses bicycle tires to paint famous landmarks

Thomas Yang is an artist based in Singapore which creates unique artworks using bicycle tires. Monuments such as the Eiffel Tower, Tower Bridge or the Empire State Building were created through the meticulous placement of tires on a white screen.

"The idea came when I was toying with the idea of how to paint using a bike. The tires were the first that came to mind. Subsequently, explored the characteristics of each pattern of tire and I came to the conclusion that could possibly paint a few known buildings, "says Yang to Bored Panda.

Thomas Yang, which is a bicycle enthusiast, has created four different paintings: "The Cyclist's Empire" (Empire State Building), "God Save the Bike" (Tower Bridge), "Bycicle Mon Amour" (Eiffel Tower) and "The Unforbidden Cyclist" (forbidden city). From each original 100 copies were produced, which were quickly sold.

"The process of creation was actually quite difficult. For each of the works were required at least 40 essays ", explains the artist, who chose only buildings of cities with some culture tied to bicycles. For the creation of the four works were necessary 20 tires and each of the copies come with a special description related to bicycles and a number of editing.

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Fotos: 100copies.net

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Artist spent 10 years to carve a cave in the desert

In the last ten years, the American sculptor Ra Paulette devoted himself to carve a cave you found in the wilderness of the State of New Mexico. Only with the company of his faithful dog, the artist used all his free time to decorate the walls of the grotto of sandstone.

Every wall was given a design and different standard, which allows the Grotto qualities and textures quite specific in its various rooms.

The objective of Ra Paulette was to create a space with an environment that could inspire a "spiritual renewal and personal well-being." When the ornamental works are completed, the space will serve as a venue for concerts and exhibitions, referred to Bored Panda.

This particular cave is carved out for ten years and must still be accurate some more until it is completed. However, Ra Paulette sculpts caves for over 25 years, which are usually ordered by several entities. All the work is done only with hand tools and the result of the work of the artist was already filmed a documentary by Jeffrey Karoff.

Here is the result of ten years of work of Ra Paulette.

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Glaciers of Glacier National Park may disappear in 2030

Climate change have unfortunate coincidences. As this, in the United States: the glaciers of Glacier National Park, which give you the name, may disappear in 2030. According to scientists at the USGC (US Geology Center), within 15 years remaining glaciers in the Park, something that had never been placed on the table before.

The glaciers are very visual examples of how the weather is heating up globally, since they are very sensitive to the environment that surrounds them and therefore used to predict long-term climate evolution.

According to Inhabitat, scientists will use this example to try and figure out where the most extreme climate changes occur.

Glacier National Park occupies the Rock Mountains, on the border between Canada and the United States, and it's covered in snow since it was discovered. When was exploited, in 1910, about 150 glaciers occupied space, but everyone must disappear until 2030. Today, just 26 glaciers are found in the Park-124 were lost in just over a century.

See or remember the beauty of the American Park.

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New invention can make seawater drinkable only with solar energy

The world is about to enter a global water crisis, where over a billion people lack access to safe drinking water. To combat the problem, the British company Desolenator has created a device that can turn salt water into drinking water.

The Desolenator device uses a patented technology that can turn salt water and other non-potable sources in distilled water and suitable for consumption. The machine is able to produce 15 liters of water per day and requires only solar energy to purify the water. Additionally, after the purchase, there is no need to purchase other supplies since the machine requires no filters and can provide pure water at home for 20 years.

"Climate change and population growth are creating the stage for a global water crisis", indicates the British company's CEO, William Janssen, cites the Inhabitat. "About 97 percent of the world's water is salty and our plan is to use this vast resource and available to end the global crisis of drinking water. The process is called desalination and, currently, only 0.7% of the water consumed worldwide comes from this process. Existing technology to do so is expensive, inefficient and requires 0.5% of world energy flow. The Desolenator is different from existing technologies. Uses solar energy of an elegant way and maximizes the amount of solar radiation that reaches the surface of technology by combining electrical and thermal exchanges ", explains Janssen.

The device is still in development, but there is already a prototype available. Currently, there is a fundraising campaign but the invention has already been distinguished in a contest.

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South Africa: shark that washed up dead is stabbed to save the three babies

When an American family found a dead shark on a beach in Cape Town, South Africa, the first reaction was to leave the animal alone, but something happened, however, he changed his State of mind: the pregnant belly of the shark moved several times.

So, and realizing that the unborn sharks were alive, a man cut the belly of the beast to leave their cubs live. According to the video of the moment, recently placed online, the babies took some time to respond, but eventually let himself see.

You will hear a woman's voice, asking the man to not to bite â€" sharks are born already with your complete dentition â€" and, after a few moments of tension, the makeshift veterinary grabbed the newborn by the tail and threw it into the sea.

As the witnesses give congratulations to good Samaritan, a second shark begins to move and is sent to the sea â€" there is a third, which followed the path of the brothers. The good Samaritan still sought a fourth shark, but there was none.

Although not traditional as arrived in the world, the three sharks should live a normal life. In fact, they can stay up to two years in the mother's womb, but as soon as they are born to move away â€" is that, often, the mother ends up eating the babies become independent from the moment they are born.

Here are some pictures of the rescue â€" with poor quality â€" and, at this link, go to the video.

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Foto: Sandra Schleter/Creative Commons

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GPA launches Prize in conjunction with EDIA to distinguish good practices in Alqueva

The Green Project Awards, in partnership with the company and infrastructure development of the Alqueva (EDIA), instituted a prize of recognition of good practice in projects that promote sustainable development in the Alqueva. This distinction, which aims to mark 20 years of EDIA, aims to promote the resource "water" as a fundamental factor in development of the region.

The GPA Award-EDIA: good practices in Alqueva will have annual periodicity and, according to José Pedro Salema, President of EDIA, will "reward and recognize good practice in projects implemented in the region of Alqueva, which promote sustainable development, as a complement to the movement to raise awareness of the issues of sustainability, alerting and Civil society aware of the importance of environmental balance, economically and socially. "

The categories the premium contest GPA-EDIA: good practices in Alqueva are two: good practices in Alqueva and innovation award in Alqueva. The winner of the prize of innovation award category in Alqueva will receive a monetary award in the amount of EUR 2500 in prize-giving ceremony of the Green Project Awards, on a date to announce in 2015.

Nominations to this award will open next year. For more information, see the website http://boaspraticasemalqueva.com/

Foto: Honza Soukup/Creative Commons

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