Byzantine soldiers is a compilation of images from de Skylitzes manuscript (s. XI). The song is "Pesrev" by Petros Tabouris from the CD "Post Byzantine Secular Music"

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Barrio de San Telmo, las fotos las tome en varias recorridas a fines de 2008

Musica por El Metodo, excelente banda que toca en la calle Florida

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The domes of Buenos Aires are incredibly varied in different styles, shapes, colors and are in hundreds of buildings. These are just a small sample of them.
All photos were taken by me

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Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, 400 km (249 mi) south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina. With a population of 541,733 as per the 2001 census [INDEC], it's the 7th largest city in Argentina.
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Mar del Plata is the most popular destination for conventions in Argentina after Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata has a wide range of services in this sector. The summer season hosts over fifty theatrical plays.

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Shanghai (Chinese: 上海) is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world, with over 20 million people in its extended metropolitan area. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality with province-level status.

Originally a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew to importance in the 19th century due to its favourable port location and as one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking. The city flourished as a centre of commerce between east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and business by the 1930s. However, Shanghai's prosperity ended after the 1949 Communist takeover and the subsequent cessation of foreign investment. After being allowed economic reforms in 1990, Shanghai is booming once more with intense development and financing, and in 2005 became the world's largest port.

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Pictures takes by myself in 2008, July 22.

Music by "El Método", group that play tango in the streets of the city. Songs: Libertango, El Choclo y Por una Cabeza. Violin: Bernabe Romero, bandoneón: Alejandro Rodríguez, Percusion: Gustavo Peterle, bass: Angel Vela, drums: Mariano Cereda.

In the video: Lavalle street, Florida street, the centre of the town, Cabildo, Casa Rosada, Plaza de Mayo, la Catedral, el Subte, etc.

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Pictures takes by myself in 2008, July 25. Music by "Gotan Project", Song: "Vuelvo al Sur"

In the video: Lavalle street, Florida street, the centre of the town, Cabildo, Casa Rosada, Plaza de Mayo, la Catedral, el Subte, etc.

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Puerto Madero is an old neighbourhood completely remodelled with the best and most modern buildings. Finally Buenos Aires discovered this beautiful place!

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Music: Huáscar Barradas, "Es Verdad" Pictures by R. Stromberg

Caracas (pronounced [kaˈɾakas]) is the capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley's temperatures are springlike. Terrain suitable for building on lies between 760 and 910 m (2,500 and 3,000 ft) above sea level. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2200 m (7400 ft) high mountain range, Cerro Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains.
El Distrito Metropolitano de Caracas (The Metropolitan District of Caracas) includes the Distrito Capital (the capital city proper) and four other municipalities in Miranda State including Chacao, Baruta, Sucre, and El Hatillo. The city of Caracas had an estimated population of 3,140,076 as of 2005. The population of Greater Caracas, including neighboring cities outside the Capital District proper, is approximately 4.7 million.

Caracas está ubicada en uno de los principales valles de la Cordillera Central, muy cerca de las costas bañadas por el Mar Caribe. Se encuentra separada de éstas por el majestuoso Cerro El Ávila cuya altura se eleva a los 2600 metros. Posee 1.930 Km2. Cuenta con cerca de 4 millones de habitantes.
Es llamada la sucursal del cielo, pues en ella se entremezclan como en ninguna otra ciudad imponentes estructuras modernas con patrimonios de la humanidad, selvas de concreto con hermosos parques y reservas naturales, y el movimiento cultural y comercial propio de toda capital. Se puede visitar gran cantidad de museos con las colecciones más diversas, que van desde elementos históricos, científicos hasta obras artísticas. También es sede de varias de las universidades más importantes del país, al igual que de institutos de investigación. Sin duda, Caracas es un lugar que todos los viajeros deben conocer.
Es el centro de las actividades económicas, administrativas, financieras, asistenciales y educativas de Venezuela. Además, es sede del poder ejecutivo, legislativo, judicial y electoral.

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London is the largest urban area in, and the capital of, England and the United Kingdom. An important settlement for two millennia, London's history goes back to its founding by the Romans. Since its settlement, London has been part of many important movements and phenomena throughout history, such as the English Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and the Gothic Revival. The city's core, the ancient City of London, still retains its limited medieval boundaries; but since at least the 19th century the name "London" has also referred to the whole metropolis which has developed around it. Today the bulk of this conurbation forms the London region of England and the Greater London administrative area, with its own elected mayor and assembly.

London is one of the world's leading business, financial, and cultural centres, and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion and the arts all contribute to its status as a major global city. London boasts four World Heritage Sites: The Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church; the Tower of London; the historic settlement of Greenwich; and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The city is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and its popularity has increased over the years due to economic growth.

London's diverse population draws from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and over 300 languages are spoken within the city. As of 2006, it has an official population of 7,512,400 within the boundaries of Greater London and is the most populous municipality in the European Union. As of 2001, the Greater London Urban Area has a population of 8,278,251 and the metropolitan area is estimated to have a total population of between 12 and 14 million. London will be hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Montreal, or Montréal in French, is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-largest city in Canada. Montreal was the largest city in Canada up until the 1970s, when it was eclipsed in size by Toronto. Originally called Ville-Marie ('City of Mary'), some historians think the city takes its present name from the Mont Réal (as it was pronounced in Middle French, or Mont Royal / Mount Royal in present French), the three-head hill at the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the city is located.

The official language of Montreal is French as defined by the city's charter. It is among the five largest French-speaking cities in the world (See Montreal Demographics.) Montreal is the largest French-speaking city in North America, and second in the world after Paris when counting the number of native-language Francophones (third after Paris and Kinshasa when counting second-language speakers.) As of the 2006 Canadian Census, 1,620,693 people resided in the city of Montreal proper. The population of the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (also known as Greater Montreal Area) was 3,635,571 at the same 2006 census. In the census metropolitan area, French is the language most spoken at home by 70.5% of the population (as of 2006 census). In 2007, Forbes Magazine ranked Montreal as the 10th cleanest city in the world. In the June 19th, 2008 edition of London based Monocle Magazine, Montreal was ranked 16th in a list of the world's 25 most liveable cities. Contributing factors included a strong-arts community, booming aerospace industry and a vast network of free wireless internet.
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Toronto is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth-most populous municipality in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely-populated region in south-central Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe which is home to 8.1 million residents. The census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 5,113,149, and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 5,555,912 in the 2006 Census.

As Canada's economic capital, Toronto is considered a global city[8] and is one of the top financial cities in the world. Toronto's leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism and sports industries. The Toronto Stock Exchange, the world's seventh largest, is headquartered in the city, along with a majority of Canada's corporations.

Toronto's population is cosmopolitan and international, reflecting its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, as about 49 percent of the population were born outside of Canada. Because of the city's low crime rates, clean environment, generally high standard of living, and friendlier attitudes to diversity, Toronto is consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.In addition, Toronto was ranked as the most expensive Canadian city in which to live in 2006

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