Today is July 12, 2024, week number 28.
Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 23, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 24, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 25, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 26, 2006
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Tarantulas are long-legged, long-living spiders, whose entire body is covered with short glittery hairs called setae. Tarantulas inhabit tropical to temperate regions, including South America and Central America.
The body of the tarantula pictured above is approximately 2.5 inches (6.2 cm) long. Despite their often scary appearance and reputation, none of the true tarantulas are deadly spiders (spiders having a strong toxin, dangerous to humans), and this particular kind of tarantula is regarded as especially docile.
In the wild, they will consume almost any kind of
arthropod, small
lizard, or small
rodent that they can overpower and immobilize with their venom.
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Machu Picchu (
Quechua: Old Mountain; sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas") is a well-preserved
pre-Columbian
Inca ruin located on a high
mountain
ridge. Elevation measurements vary depending on whether the data refers to the ruin or the extremity of the mountain, Machu Picchu tourist information reports the elevation as 2,350 m (7,710 ft). Machu Picchu is located above the
Urubamba Valley in
Peru, about 70 km (44 mi) northwest of
Cusco. Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by
Yale
archeologist
Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911, and wrote a best-selling work about it.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 29, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 30, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 31, 2006
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The
Spanish shawl (Flabellina iodinea) is a
nudibranch native to the
North American west coast. It has been reported as far north as
British Columbia,
Canada and as far south as Punta Asuncion,
Baja California Sur,
Mexico, and in addition to this in the
Gulf of California and the
Galapagos Islands. It displays a stunning set of colors, the body being purple, the
gills being orange and the rhinophores being scarlet red.
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Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated ash, or tuff, and located on Easter Island, Chile. It is the quarry in which about 95% of the island's known monolithic sculpture ( Moai) were carved.
The sides of Rano Raraku crater are high and steep except on the north and northwest, where they are much lower and gently sloping. The interior contains a freshwater lake bordered by reeds called tortora (Scripus sp.). The reeds, once believed to have been carried to the island by explorers from the South American mainland, are now known to have been naturally introduced some 30,000 years ago.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 34, 2006
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The Southern Patagonia Ice Field is the third biggest extension of continental ice after the Antarctica and Greenland, located at the Southern Patagonic Andes between Chile and Argentina, and part of the Patagonian Ice Sheet.
It extends from parallels 48º20'S to 51º30' for approximately 350 kilometres, and has an area of 16,800 km², of which 14,200 km² belong to Chile, and 2,600 km² to Argentina.
The ice field was first studied in 1943 by aereal photographies made by the
United States'
Air Force on request of the Chilean government. Later explorations include the expeditions of Federico Reichert and Alberto de Agostini, but the field remains largely unexplored.
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The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae, with a large flower head ( inflorescence). The stem of the flower can grow up to 3 metres tall, with the flower head reaching 30cm in diameter. The term "sunflower" is also used to refer to all plants of the genus Helianthus, many of which are perennial plants.
Sunflowers are native to the
Americas, and were domesticated around 1000 B.C.
Francisco Pizarro found the
Inca subjects venerating the sunflower as an image of their
sun god.
Gold images of the flower, as well as
seeds, were taken back to
Europe early in the
16th century.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 37, 2006
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The Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is the only member of the genus Protonotaria.
The Prothonotary Warbler is 13 cm long and weighs 12.5 g. It has an olive back with blue-grey wings and tail, yellow underparts, a relatively long pointed bill and black legs. The adult male has a bright orange-yellow head; females and immature birds are duller and have a yellow head.
It breeds in
hardwood
swamps in southern
Canada and the eastern
United States, nesting in a cavity, sometimes using old
Downy Woodpecker holes. The male often builds several incomplete unused
nests in his territory; the female builds the real nest. It
winters in the
West Indies,
Central America and northern
South America.
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The
citrus root weevil (
Diaprepes abbreviatus) is a major agricultural pest
weevil in several Caribbean countries and the US state of
Florida. It is also known as the diaprepes root weevil and the sugarcane rootstock borer weevil. The weevil is found on many plants besides
citrus, including
sugarcane,
tuber-bearing crops such as
potatoes, and many ornamental plants.
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The Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is the rarest, most genetically distinct
subspecies of the
Gray Wolf in North America. It is also one of the smallest subspecies, reaching an overall length no greater than 135 cm (53 in) and a maximum height of about 80 cm (31 in). Weight ranges from 27-45 kg (60-100 lbs).
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Hebe is a
genus of plants native to
New Zealand,
Australia,
Papua New Guinea,
Rapa Nui, the
Falkland Islands, and
South America. There are over 100 species of Hebe, of which 90 occur in New Zealand. Of the 90 present in New Zealand, only H. salicifolia and H. elliptica extend beyond New Zealand, the remainder being
endemic. They are named after the
Greek
goddess of youth,
Hebe.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 42, 2006
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The
lynx inhabits the high altitude forests with dense cover of shrubs, reeds and grass. Though the cat hunts only on the ground, it can climb trees and swim. Though it can be found in the northern regions of Scandinavia, it is primarily found in North America and also in pockets in the
Himalayas.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 44, 2006
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The citrus root weevil (
Diaprepes abbreviatus) is a major agricultural pest
weevil in several Caribbean countries and the US state of
Florida. It is also known as the diaprepes root weevil and the sugarcane rootstock borer weevil. The weevil is found on many plants besides
citrus, including
sugarcane,
tuber-bearing crops such as
potatoes, and many ornamental plants.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 46, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 47, 2006
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The
Snowy Egret is a small white
heron. These birds stalk their
prey in shallow water, often running or shuffling their feet, flushing prey into view. Snowy egrets may also stand still and wait to
ambush prey. Their breeding habitat is large inland and coastal wetlands from the lower
Great Lakes and southwestern
United States to
South America.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 49, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 50, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 51, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 52, 2006
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Today is July 12, 2024, week number 28.
Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 23, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 24, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 25, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 26, 2006
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Tarantulas are long-legged, long-living spiders, whose entire body is covered with short glittery hairs called setae. Tarantulas inhabit tropical to temperate regions, including South America and Central America.
The body of the tarantula pictured above is approximately 2.5 inches (6.2 cm) long. Despite their often scary appearance and reputation, none of the true tarantulas are deadly spiders (spiders having a strong toxin, dangerous to humans), and this particular kind of tarantula is regarded as especially docile.
In the wild, they will consume almost any kind of
arthropod, small
lizard, or small
rodent that they can overpower and immobilize with their venom.
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history
Machu Picchu (
Quechua: Old Mountain; sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas") is a well-preserved
pre-Columbian
Inca ruin located on a high
mountain
ridge. Elevation measurements vary depending on whether the data refers to the ruin or the extremity of the mountain, Machu Picchu tourist information reports the elevation as 2,350 m (7,710 ft). Machu Picchu is located above the
Urubamba Valley in
Peru, about 70 km (44 mi) northwest of
Cusco. Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by
Yale
archeologist
Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911, and wrote a best-selling work about it.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 29, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 30, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 31, 2006
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The
Spanish shawl (Flabellina iodinea) is a
nudibranch native to the
North American west coast. It has been reported as far north as
British Columbia,
Canada and as far south as Punta Asuncion,
Baja California Sur,
Mexico, and in addition to this in the
Gulf of California and the
Galapagos Islands. It displays a stunning set of colors, the body being purple, the
gills being orange and the rhinophores being scarlet red.
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history
Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated ash, or tuff, and located on Easter Island, Chile. It is the quarry in which about 95% of the island's known monolithic sculpture ( Moai) were carved.
The sides of Rano Raraku crater are high and steep except on the north and northwest, where they are much lower and gently sloping. The interior contains a freshwater lake bordered by reeds called tortora (Scripus sp.). The reeds, once believed to have been carried to the island by explorers from the South American mainland, are now known to have been naturally introduced some 30,000 years ago.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 34, 2006
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The Southern Patagonia Ice Field is the third biggest extension of continental ice after the Antarctica and Greenland, located at the Southern Patagonic Andes between Chile and Argentina, and part of the Patagonian Ice Sheet.
It extends from parallels 48º20'S to 51º30' for approximately 350 kilometres, and has an area of 16,800 km², of which 14,200 km² belong to Chile, and 2,600 km² to Argentina.
The ice field was first studied in 1943 by aereal photographies made by the
United States'
Air Force on request of the Chilean government. Later explorations include the expeditions of Federico Reichert and Alberto de Agostini, but the field remains largely unexplored.
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The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant in the family Asteraceae, with a large flower head ( inflorescence). The stem of the flower can grow up to 3 metres tall, with the flower head reaching 30cm in diameter. The term "sunflower" is also used to refer to all plants of the genus Helianthus, many of which are perennial plants.
Sunflowers are native to the
Americas, and were domesticated around 1000 B.C.
Francisco Pizarro found the
Inca subjects venerating the sunflower as an image of their
sun god.
Gold images of the flower, as well as
seeds, were taken back to
Europe early in the
16th century.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 37, 2006
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The Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is the only member of the genus Protonotaria.
The Prothonotary Warbler is 13 cm long and weighs 12.5 g. It has an olive back with blue-grey wings and tail, yellow underparts, a relatively long pointed bill and black legs. The adult male has a bright orange-yellow head; females and immature birds are duller and have a yellow head.
It breeds in
hardwood
swamps in southern
Canada and the eastern
United States, nesting in a cavity, sometimes using old
Downy Woodpecker holes. The male often builds several incomplete unused
nests in his territory; the female builds the real nest. It
winters in the
West Indies,
Central America and northern
South America.
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history
The
citrus root weevil (
Diaprepes abbreviatus) is a major agricultural pest
weevil in several Caribbean countries and the US state of
Florida. It is also known as the diaprepes root weevil and the sugarcane rootstock borer weevil. The weevil is found on many plants besides
citrus, including
sugarcane,
tuber-bearing crops such as
potatoes, and many ornamental plants.
view -
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history
The Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is the rarest, most genetically distinct
subspecies of the
Gray Wolf in North America. It is also one of the smallest subspecies, reaching an overall length no greater than 135 cm (53 in) and a maximum height of about 80 cm (31 in). Weight ranges from 27-45 kg (60-100 lbs).
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Hebe is a
genus of plants native to
New Zealand,
Australia,
Papua New Guinea,
Rapa Nui, the
Falkland Islands, and
South America. There are over 100 species of Hebe, of which 90 occur in New Zealand. Of the 90 present in New Zealand, only H. salicifolia and H. elliptica extend beyond New Zealand, the remainder being
endemic. They are named after the
Greek
goddess of youth,
Hebe.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 42, 2006
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The
lynx inhabits the high altitude forests with dense cover of shrubs, reeds and grass. Though the cat hunts only on the ground, it can climb trees and swim. Though it can be found in the northern regions of Scandinavia, it is primarily found in North America and also in pockets in the
Himalayas.
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history
Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 44, 2006
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The citrus root weevil (
Diaprepes abbreviatus) is a major agricultural pest
weevil in several Caribbean countries and the US state of
Florida. It is also known as the diaprepes root weevil and the sugarcane rootstock borer weevil. The weevil is found on many plants besides
citrus, including
sugarcane,
tuber-bearing crops such as
potatoes, and many ornamental plants.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 46, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 47, 2006
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The
Snowy Egret is a small white
heron. These birds stalk their
prey in shallow water, often running or shuffling their feet, flushing prey into view. Snowy egrets may also stand still and wait to
ambush prey. Their breeding habitat is large inland and coastal wetlands from the lower
Great Lakes and southwestern
United States to
South America.
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 49, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 50, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 51, 2006
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Portal:Latin America/Featured picture/Week 52, 2006
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