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Tayrona National Park and Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta
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Sun’s Island and Titicaca Lake
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Inka Trail and Machu Picchu
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Love goodness Venus emerged from sea’s foam In the Greek mythology. For Kogui Indians in Colombia, the sea is Mother of every thing, source from which all living things were born. |
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From the cold waters of the Titicaca Lake Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo emerged in front of the Sun’s Island, giving origin to the Inka culture, in Bolivia.
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Wijña Waina in quechua means young water. This village is an example of how the Inkas managed the water, it lays in the middle of the Inka Path, built from Cusco to Machu Picchu, in Peru.
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Sacred Lagoons of Chibchas and Quimbayas
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The Guatavita Lagoon was sacred for the Muiscas who lived over the Bogotá tableland. It was place of rites and gold offerings to the most valuable treasure for the Chibchas: The Water.
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In the Iroqui tongue Niagara means thundering waters. For the Red Skinned the rivers supported their lives mitigating their thirst. Thus, they treat them with the same kind we deal with a brother.
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The Water and the Eternal Return
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The Sierra Nevada of Cocuy, Güicán or Chita is a Colombian Natural Park, ideal for hiking and mountain climbing. There are Uwas Indians who still live there, maintaining the harmony of this blue world.
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The Iguazu Falls are myths and legends source of the Guaraní culture, which is still alive. For both Argentina and Brazil, the Binational Park of Iguazu is the most important and visited of their Natural Parks.
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We may find the most beautiful place of a city inside a park, nearby a fountain, while listening to the water sound. The hydrological cycle does not have a beginning, neither an end.
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