Situated at a major crossroads on the plateau, CHAMPAGNOLE , an industrial town largely rebuilt after a major fire in 1798, holds little intrinsic interest for the passing visitor, with the exception of an archeological museum , 26...
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MARAB¡ , on the banks of the Rio Tocantins, almost 600km south of BelÈm and 400km north of Araguaina on the BelÈm-BrasÌlia road, is often described as the worst of all Amazon towns. It's the market centre for the region, and also the place where the...
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At the northern end of the seven-mile-long Laggan Bay, across the monotonous peat bog of Duich Moss, lies BOWMORE , Islay's administrative capital, with a population of around 800. It's a striking place, laid out in a grid-plan rather like...
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