Silver MarketMexico is the biggest silver producer in the worldand and its silver's capital is Taxco. Travelers will find an incredible amount of Taxco jewelry, showcases at the largest Taxco silver market in the world. The city has almost 1,000 Taxco silver stores and tourists can choose from a wide variety of Taxco jewelry. Prices are moderate, with real, quality Taxco jewelry pieces ranging in cost from $1 to about $200 for high-end trinkets. Shops also feature a nice mix of locally produced stone sculptures.Taxco produces some of the best, most imaginative, original and unusual handmade silver Jewelry in the World.Every Saturday in the main street there is a silver market besides the shops already established. It is on this day that the town of Taxco comes to life because many people come from many parts of the country to buy the silver that they will later sell in places like Acapulco, Cancun and other resort towns.Silver has always played an important role in Taxco's history, as far back as the early 1500's. The silver mines have been worked since the time of Cortes, four centuries ago. The Mexican government has declared Taxco a national monument and has made great efforts to preserve the colonial atmosphere of the city. A steady stream of foreign visitors pound Taxco's narrow, twisting cobblestone streets gazing at the red tiled colonial homes.National Silver Day:As early as 1937, an American born, Taxco Spinhabitant, silver designer William Spratling began the fair's celebration as an appreciation party to honor the artisans that produced his designs. Since then the fair has escalated to the national level, hosting a competition of Mexico's best silversmiths and some of the world's finest artisans.Artists from all around the area come to display their silver and stone workings. A literary festival also takes place during this week and is one of the most fun events to visit in Taxco Mexico. People will also enjoy checking out the near by Mexico ruins Taxco offers.The National Silver Fair was inaugurated in 1973 when the government launched a competition to present a National Silversmith Award. Music and dance performances take place in Taxco's main square, Plaza Borda, and every imaginable trinket exquisitely fashioned from the precious metal is on sale. The local beauties compete to win the crown of Silver Queen.Here some picture of Silver Market in Taxco :
Vintage Taxco :
And Beautiful Narrow Street in Taxco:
Australia's most remarkable natural gifts - The Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world, and pulling away from it, and viewing it from a greater distance, you can understand why. It is larger than the Great Wall of China and the only living thing on earth visible from space. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world, roughly parallel to the coast of Queensland, Australia, for almost 2,000km. Australia has almost 1/5th of the world's reef area and most is located in the GBR.
Washed by the warm waters of the South-West Pacific Ocean the perfect environment is created for the world's largest system of coral reefs. The Great Barrier Reed is of such pristine condition that it was listed by the World Heritage Trust on 26th October 1981 as a protected site and is therefore managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority to ensure that its beauty is maintained for many generations to come.
History:
The earliest instance of organised tourism on the Great Barrier Reef was in the 1890s when Green Island became a destination for pleasure cruises offshore of Cairns. By the 1930s tourist resorts had begun to develop at Green Island off Cairns and at Heron Island further south. During the first half of the 20th century, most tourist activity was inshore and close to regional centres, being limited by boating technology and sub standard transport links to southern capitals.
Now the largest commercial activity in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has generating over $1b per annum, the marine tourism industry is a major contributor to the local and Australian economies.
Protected Species for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park:
It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong (‘sea cow’) and the large green turtle, which are threatened with extinction.
The species list of Protected Species for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park include: helmet shells, triton shells, tridacnid clams, seahorses, pipefish, sea dragons, potato cod, Queensland grouper, barramundi cod, Maori wrasse, all groupers (Epinephelus) more than 100cm, whale shark, grey nurse shark, great white shark, freshwater and green sawfish, Sea snakes ,Crocodiles, turtles, birds, seals, whales, dolphins and dugongs.
Dangers Animal or fish in Great Barrier Reef area:
Blue Ring Octopus-
1. Hapelochlaena Lunulata - which is the larger and grows up to 20cm (8 in) across its stretched tentacles.
2. Hapalochlaena Maculosa - it is small and more common, weighing a mere 28 grams (1 oz). They are found in the shallow coral and rock pools of Australia.
Jelly Fish-
1. Box Jellyfish - possible one of the most dangerous creatures on the reef. The box jellyfish gets its name from the shape of its body. A box-shaped bell with clusters of tentacles extending from each corner. It has the potential to inflict fatal stings to humans. Found mainly around river mouths and muddy shadow water, they rarely inhabit the reef islands. "Stinger Season" is from November through to March. (To Movie "7 pounds" , Tim Thomas (Will Smith) suicide with box jellyfish in an icy water.)
2. Irukandji Jellyfish- Unlike Box Jelly Fish, Irukandji are found mostly in the deeper waters of the reef, although they may be swept inshore by prevailing currents. Divers and snorkellers are particularly at risk.
Shells 1. Cone shells - it look very pretty, but several types are known to be very dangerous to humans. The venom of some contains the most potent neurotoxins known to man. 
Fish
1. Lion fish- Lion fish have venomous fin spines that can produce painful puncture wounds. Fatalities, however, are rare. The fish have elongated dorsal fin spines and enlarged pectoral fins, and each species has a pattern of zebra like stripes.
2. Stone fish - With 13 dorsal spines that release a poisonous toxin when pressed, the Stone fish can inflict excruciating pain and possible death to the unwary. They dwell on stony, muddy bottom areas. Visitors walking on the beaches (especially at low tide) should always wear covered shoes with a sturdy sole.
3. Stingray - fatalities reported from stingray deaths are few and far between. Barbs on the stingrays' tail whip up when trodden on and can inflict serious lacerations and deep wounds. Tetanus is also a possibility if the wound becomes infected. 
Sea SnakeApprox 15 species of sea snakes can be found on the reef. ALL OF THEM PRODUCE LETHAL VENOM. Having small fangs, they are not normally aggressive. There have been no reported deaths from sea snakes, however they should still be treated with respect.
Here Some nice view of The Great Barrier Reef:
Cartagena
Cartagena is one of the most beautiful cities of South America. The city was formally know as Cartagena De Indias (Cartagena of Indies) or Cartagena La Heroica (The Heroic) and is nicknamed The Walled City.It founded in 1533 by don Pedro de Heredia, and named after the port of Cartagena in Spain's Murcia region, it was a major center of early Spanish settlement in the Americas, and continues to be an economic hub as well as a popular tourist destination.During the 16th and 17th centuries, Cartagena was part of the Spanish Main*, one of the chief ports of the Spanish treasure fleet and so a prime target by English pirates and French buccaneers (such as Sir Francis Drake, who sacked the city in 1586).
Many of Cartagena's fortifications still stand: the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas, built between 1536 and 1657; the walls around the Old City (Las Murallas); the undersea wall across Bocagrande built between 1771 and 1778; and the forts of San Jose and San Fernando, built between 1751 and 1759 at Bocachica.
Las Murallas
Forts of San Fernando
Forts of San Jose
With the expected influx of tourists after the release of the movie Love in the Time of Cholera , which was largely filmed there.
It's also interesting to visit museums such as the Palace of Inquisition, and to stop in to some of the beautiful churches like the Iglesia de San Pedro Claver and the Iglesia de Santo Domingo.
Iglesia de Santo Domingo
Iglesia de San Pedro Claver
Palace of Inquisition
Here some beautiful views of Cartagena:
Liberty BridgeThe Szabadság híd or Liberty Bridge (sometimes Freedom Bridge) connects Buda and Pest across the River Danube.
The bridge was built between 1894 and 1896 to the plans of János Feketeházy. Although radically different in structure, the bridge imitates the general outline of a chain-type bridge, which was considered an aesthetically preferable form at the time of construction.
It is 333.6 m in length and 20.1 m in width. The top of the four masts are decorated with large bronze statues of the Turul, a falcon-like bird, prominent in ancient Hungarian mythology.
History:
The bridge was opened in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph; the last silver rivet on the Pest abutment was inserted into the iron structure by the Emperor himself, and the bridge was originally named after him.Two years later, in 1898 tramway traffic was started on the bridge.During World War II, on 16 January 1945, Francis Joseph Bridge, as every other bridge in Budapest, was blown up by retreating German troops. After the end of the war, it would be the first bridge to be reconstructed. Its state was not irreparable, only its central parts had to be rebuilt. It was reopened for traffic on 20 August 1946, its new name being Liberty Bridge. It meant also the first time after the liberation of Hungary that a tram connecting Buda and Pest crossed the bridge.Here so nice views of Liberty Bridge:
