The rain stick

April 5, 2010
The rain stick

Photo: Días del futuro pasado The rain stick (in spanish, palo de lluvia) is a musical instrument consisting of a tube made from a cactus or a trunk of bamboo, into which are stuck bamboo or wood sticks or cactus spines, forming a spiral that extends throughout. The tube is filled with seeds or...

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Mirna, the biggest hole in the world

April 5, 2010
Mirna, the biggest hole in the world

It’s a diamond mine in Siberia Visnhuzen sent me some pictures of what she say is the largest and deepest hole in the world. It is in the Siberian city of Mirna or Mirnyy (Russia) and it’s a diamond mine. Its dimension is 1.25 km in diameter and 525 m deep. Mirna city: close...

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Annie Besant

April 4, 2010
Annie Besant

Photo: Wikipedia. Annie Wood was born in 1847, in London, in a family of middle class of Irish origin and along her life it was always proud to be an Irish. Her father, a doctor, died when she was five years old, leaving the family in a difficult economic situation. Her mother could not...

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The best medieval adventure films

April 4, 2010
The best medieval adventure films

No dramas or comedies, only adventure films located in the European Middle Age by chronological order: The Crusades (USA 1935) Director: Cecil B. de Mille Cast: Henry Wilcoxon, Loretta Young, Alan Hale, C. Aubrey Smith, Ian Keith, Katherine de Mille The Adventures of Marco Polo (USA 1938) Director: Archie Mayo Cast: Gary Cooper, Sigrid...

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The best movies about ancient Rome

April 4, 2010
The best movies about ancient Rome

Leggenda di Enea (Italy-France, 1962) Director: Giorgio Rivalta Cast: Carla Marlier, Steve Reeves, Liana Orfei, Mario Ferrari, Gianni Garko Romolo e Remo (Italy, 1961) Director: Sergio Corbucci Cast: Franco Volpi, Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott, Virna Lisi, Ornella Vanoni Cabiria (Italy, 1914) Director: Giovanni Pastrone (Guión de Giovanni Pastrone y Gabriele D’Annunzio) Cast: Letizia Quaranta,...

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The best movies about Ancient Egypt

April 4, 2010
The best movies about Ancient Egypt

After the success of The best movies about ancient Rome and The best medieval adventure films there comes to your screen ten movies about ancient Egypt, with its pyramids, its Pharaohs and its mummies. There is not doubt that Cleopatra is a star, and she is the protagonist of almost half. Cleopatra (USA, 1934)...

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Hello world!

April 4, 2010

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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