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Europe
Europe has a lot to offer. Not only a wide variety of beautiful landscapes, history and cultures, but also a healthy environment: Perhaps the world’s healthiest diet, the Mediterranean diet is abundant in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and olive oil. It features fish and poultry—lean sources of protein—over red meat. Red wine is consumed regularly but in moderate amounts.  Iceland has seemingly avoided many of the diseases that have plagued other countries. They have low rates of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, heart disease and diabetes. The world’s least polluted countries are all...
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South America
The most famous running culture in South America, the Rarámuri (“the running people”) can be found in the remote depths of Mexico’s Copper Canyons. For ages they ran to deliver messages between families. Running was also important for hunting animals, chasing down deer until they were too exhausted to escape a Tarahumara arrow. They are not only renowned for their incredible long-distance running endurance but also for the absence of modern chronic diseases. Drought and famine have threatened the Tarahumara’s ability to sustain their ancient cultural traditions.
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North America
Coach of 31 Olympic athletes and co-founder of Nike Bill Bowerman wrote and published his book “Jogging” in 1966 in the United States, which became a huge success. He was inspired by Arthur Lydiard, a runner and coach in New Zealand in the sixties, who is still recognized as one of the best running coaches worldwide.The many Olympic medals for New Zealand on Track and Field, in 1960 and 1964, prove how effective Lydiard’s training method was, in which he adds speed after gradually building a solid endurance base. His method...
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Kenyan Rift Valley
The Great Rift Valley is a series of connected rift valleys, linear shaped lowlands between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift. Rifts are formed as a result of the pulling apart of the lithosphere due to extensional tectonics. The linear depression may subsequently be further deepened by the forces of erosion. The system of rift valleys that characterizes the African continent gives many insights in the evolution of mankind because of important paleoanthropological discoveries that have bene done in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda...
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London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. It was founded by the Romans as Londinium on the banks of the Thames River, which flows through the city. It is famous for the Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations, and the Ferris wheel London Eye, which gives a great view of the center and far beyond. London MarathonThe distance of the very first Marathon, which was held during the Olympic Games in...
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Bluff
As the oldest European settlement in New Zealand, Bluff has a rich and varied history. The port of Bluff is the gateway to Stewart Island. The city is famous for its oysters.The signpost at Stirling Point is a highlight for any visitor to the South.
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Tongariro National Park
In 1990 the park was recognized as a World Heritage Site for its outstanding natural values and a wide variety of habitats. The volcanoes are noted for the frequency of eruptions, their highly explosive nature and the high density of volcanic vents. In 1993 Tongariro National Park was the first listed World Heritage Site for the spiritual and cultural values the landscape possesses for the indigenous people in the area. The mountains symbolize the spiritual links between the Maori people and its environment.
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Cape Reinga
The most northern point and for Māori the most spiritually significant place in New Zealand.An ancient pohutukawa tree and a lonely lighthouse mark the cape. It’s believed that the spirits of deceased Maori leap from this tree into the ocean to return to their ancestral homeland of Hawaiki.
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Pyramids
The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt Memphis and its Necropolis have some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site stretching from Giza to Dahshur, was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Ténéré desert
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves is the largest protected area in Africa, covering some 7.7 million ha, though the area considered a protected sanctuary constitutes only one-sixth of the total area. It includes the volcanic rock mass of the Aïr, a small Sahelian pocket, isolated as regards its climate and flora and fauna, and situated in the Saharan desert of Ténéré. The reserves boast an outstanding variety of landscapes, plant species and wild animals.

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