#744 Lima, Peru

Lima is a sprawling desert city on the Pacific coast, with a mountain backdrop and awesome mists and fog. It has a huge square at the h... Read more »

#747 Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Samoa

In 1890 the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson had this mansion built on the outskirts of Apia, Samoa in hopes that the tropical climate... Read more »

#851 Marianas Trench

deepseachallenge.com   Ever since I was young I've been fascinated with the Marianas trench. The diagram above helps to show why I alway... Read more »

#862 Corregidor Island, Philippines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Corregidor_1941.jpg At the entrance to Manila Bay is a strategic island shaped like a tadpole, that... Read more »

#876 Islas Ballestas, Peru

Just off Pisco (of alcohol fame) and Paracas, just outside of Iwa and Huacachina  (#923) are the Islas Ballestas, the guano (bird poop) prod... Read more »