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Monasterio de Santa Catalina in Arequipa, Peru

December 1, 2020

On September 10, 1579, Doña María de Guzmán, a young, beautiful, and rich widow founded this monastery which only accepted young women from upper-class Spanish families. At the time, it was a tradition for the second daughter of a wealthy family to enter a life of service to the church. Life was hard and it was advantageous to have a family member regularly pray for her relatives’ welfare. Elder sons and daughters were normally married off to create ties...

Mandarin Oriental Announces Management Contract in Riyadh...

December 1, 2020

30 November 2020 – Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is delighted to announce that it has signed an agreement with the Al Khozama Company to manage and ultimately brand the Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh. The Group will take over the management in the first quarter of 2021. The hotel is undergoing an extensive guestroom and public The post Mandarin Oriental Announces Management Contract in Riyadh Saudi Arabia appeared first on Revfine.com.

WTTC and the Government of Spain Organised...

December 1, 2020

London, 30 November 2020 – The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Spanish Government organized a hybrid conference with business representatives from both the public and private sectors, representing 95 countries and more than 100 Travel & Tourism firms, with the goal of developing steps and agreements to revive international travel. The event The post WTTC and the Government of Spain Organised a Conference on The Recovery of Global Travel and Tourism appeared first on Revfine.com.

Around the World in 130 Chicken-Soup Recipes

November 30, 2020

On a brisk autumn flight from San Diego to Portland, Oregon, cookbook author and chef Jenn Louis was suffering from a particularly bad cold. Achy and exhausted, she came home to find a giant pot of chicken soup on her porch, lovingly prepared by her sister Stacy. As she gulped down three bowls, Louis felt the rich, soulful flavors improve her mood. The hearty, familiar taste made her think about the chicken soups of her own Jewish upbringing, as...

India’s Sati Stones Commemorate a Macabre Historical...

November 30, 2020

Every Saturday morning, around 8:30 a.m., Munaivar Muneeswaran, 37, head of the department of history at Saraswathy Narayanan College in Madurai in southern India, gathered his friends. They packed meals and essentials, and then set off on weekend-long archaeological expeditions. These jaunts began in 2002, when he chanced upon an ancient signpost near his home in the village of Kavasakkotai. The sign mentioned a village called Velambur, but it didn’t appear on any map. Ever since, he says, he’s...

Retro Museum in Varna, Bulgaria

November 30, 2020

Inside this museum, visitors are afforded the opportunity to observe many items and common objects that hail from 1945-1989. Many were commonplace in Bulgarian households. The museum comprises about 4,000 square meters and gives visitors a realistic account of life in communist-era Bulgaria. In addition to Bulgarian items, there are also cosmetics from Poland, cars from the former Soviet Union, technical appliances from East-Germany, and cigarettes from the former nation of Yugoslavia. A major part of the collection is devoted...

The Old Grammar School in Leicestershire, England

November 30, 2020

Constructed in 1614 by funds donated by local benefactor Robert Smythe, this building was designed to house a school for impoverished children from the town. Children that attended the all-boys school were provided with bibles and were taught Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Many of the students went on to serve in the clergy of the Church of England. The building continued as a school until 1908 when a new academy was built in the town. The Old Grammar School...

'Imaginary Elephants' in Nikko, Japan

November 30, 2020

The Tōshōgū Shrine complex of Nikkō, Japan, is famed for its architectural and sculptural beauty, most notably the Three Wise Monkeys and the “Sleeping Cat”. These are two of the so-called Three Sculptures of Nikkō. The final sculpture is the least known of them, commonly referred to as “Sōzō-no-Zō”, the “Imaginary Elephants.” The sculpture is located on the gable of the Kamijinko (Upper Sacred Storehouse), where a pair of strange-looking beasts grin with crescent-shaped eyes. The sculpture on the left...

Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu, Nepal

November 30, 2020

Hiding in plain sight near Kathmandu’s government center is a giant mandala that has become a central location for political protest. Every day, thousands of commuters drive past an outsized tribute to Nepal’s rich Buddhist heritage. Lying in a traffic circle near Singha Durbar, the Nepali government palace, the recessed mandala is difficult to observe from street level while trying to negotiate the heavy traffic. However, it has played a central role in the civic life of the city....

St Tudno's Church in Llandudno, Wales

November 30, 2020

Believed to be one of the seven sons of King Seithenyn, Saint Tudno and his brothers all studied at St. Dunawd’s college. According to legend, this was done to repent for their father’s drunken incompetence. It’s said, Seithenyn failed to protect the legendary kingdom Cantref y Gwaelod in Cardigan Bay due to his drunkenness, and the kingdom was lost to the sea. Wishing to live a religious life, Tudno went to the Great Orme, to bring the message of Christianity...

Reintroducing the Big-Game Huntresses of the Ancient...

November 30, 2020

In 2018, when an international team of anthropologists unearthed 9,000-year-old human remains in the Peruvian altiplano, on the western shore of Lake Titicaca, they assumed two things. Because the person was buried with a trove of hunting tools, the researchers figured the individual, dubbed WMP6, had been a powerful, male hunter, able to take down big game like deer and vicuña, a relative of the llama. Weeks later, however, the team walked back some of those assumptions. Based on...

Delta Will Launch its “First Qarantine-Free –...

November 30, 2020

26 November 2020 – Delta Air Lines, Aeroporti di Roma and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have joined a first-of-its-kind, trans-Atlantic COVID-19 testing program to allow quarantine-free entry into Italy, in accordance with a decree expected to be issued shortly by the Italian Government. “Carefully designed COVID-19 testing protocols are the best path for resuming international The post Delta Will Launch its “First Qarantine-Free – COVID-Free Travel” to Europe via New Research Protocols appeared first on Revfine.com.

'Mustangs of Las Colinas' in Irving, Texas

November 27, 2020

The Dallas suburb of Irving is home to a very clever sculptural fountain. Designed by Kenyan sculptor Robert Glen and installed in 1984, “Mustangs of Las Colinas” depict a herd of nine bronze mustangs galloping between a river, splashing water. This breathtaking illusion is created by small fountains strategically placed beneath the horses’ hooves, not to mention the lifelike details of the wild animals. The work commemorates the state’s mustangs, who represent the unfettered lifestyle that was fundamental to...

Concrete Plant Park in The Bronx, New...

November 27, 2020

This New York City park is named for its dominant feature: massive storage silos and hoppers that were once part of a batch-mix concrete plant that operated from the late-1940s until 1987. At that time, Transit-Mix Concrete Corporation became insolvent, after the owner was indicted on racketeering charges. Community, social justice, and environmental groups urged the city to acquire the site, and the property was put under the jurisdiction of the Department of Parks and Recreation in 2000. The...

Palazzo San Giorgio in Genova, Italy

November 27, 2020

Palazzo San Giorgio or the Palace of Saint George, may not be among Genoa‘s top tourist attractions, but its historic significance is more than worth noting. Not only is it the site where Marco Polo’s famous memoirs were written, but it also once housed one of the oldest banks in history. Originally constructed in 1260 by Guglielmo Boccanegra, uncle of the first Doge of Genoa, the Palazzo San Giorgio was intended to create a center of civil power in...

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