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French Guiana is an overseas French department and region in the Amazonia region of South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname. It is governed as an overseas department of France with the same rights and privileges granted to all other French departments and … Continue reading →

Suriname is a small republic with a thoroughly multi-ethnic culture, a colourful blend of indigenous Indian traditions and those of its former Dutch colonisers and the African, Javanese and Hindustani workers they once brought with them. It’s a country with a fabulous and … Continue reading →

Guyana mostly consists of rolling highlands with a low coastal plain and savannah in the south. The highest point is Mount Roraima at 2,835 m. The name Guyana (from Arawak Wayana) means “Land of many waters.” Capital: Georgetown Population: 743,700 2019 (164th) Area: 743,700 (164th) … Continue reading →

El Salvador. With an area of 21,040 km2, it is the smallest country in Central America and the most densely populated with more than 6,500,000 people. It has 25 volcanoes, 14 lakes, and four large cities and is divided in … Continue reading →

El Salvador. With an area of 21,040 km2 (the smallest country in Central America), it is the most densely populated with more than 6,500,000 people. It has 25 volcanoes, 14 lakes, and four large cities and is divided in to East, … Continue reading →

Rossland History & Geology An Introduction to Hiking in Rossland ◊ Kootenay Columbia Mountain  Coyote Swamp – Coffee Run – Centennial Trail Loop  ◊ Red Mountain Mining Trails  Tour de Caldera  Rossland to Warfield Rail Grade 

SELKIRK MOUNTAINS Together with the neighbouring Monashee and Purcell Mountains, the Selkirk Mountains are part of a larger grouping known as the Columbia Mountains that lie just to the west of the Rocky Mountains. SHORT TRAVERSES  Bonnington Traverse, 45 km … Continue reading →

The Purcell Wilderness Conservancy is a provincial park established in 1974. It encompasses six large drainages in the Purcell Mountains and contains high peaks, alpine meadows and ridges, deep creek and river valleys, and hot springs at Dewar Creek. History. … Continue reading →

RUBY RIDGE   2316m   7600’ Ruby Ridge is the watershed of Ruby Creek in the headwaters of Shannon Creek at the far north end of the Valhallas. Nearby landmarks are Rugged and Big Sister Peaks to the north, and Caribou Ridge … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER ISLAND ROAD TRIP This is a compilation of several road trips around Vancouver Island. Courtenay/Comox HIKES Nymph Falls – Forbidden Plateau RIVER SNORKELLING CAMPBELL RIVER  (salmon run) Each fall millions upon millions of salmon return to the coast of … Continue reading →