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Thank you Dagmar Meyerer of Germany

Received: Feb. 12, 2015

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MALAYSIA MAP

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Thank you SL Liew (SMS Penang) of Malaysia

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 CHURCHES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Under centuries of Spanish influence, the Filipinos are predominantly Catholic as reflected by the many churches all over the islands.

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#165-85  PAOAY CHURCH
(UNESCO Heritage site)
Ilocos Norte, Philippines

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#1382  AMBUKLAO DAM   circa 67

source of hydroelectric power.  Located in Mt. Province, Philippines

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#1362  HILTON HOTEL  circa 67

Manila, Philippines

One of the modern hotels found in the city

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 #1361  LUNETA PARKS FOUNTAIN  circa 67

gracing a lagoon in the city park, Philippines

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#1360  LUNETA LAGOON  circa 67
Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines

Seen in the background are the Hilton Hotel and the National Library.

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FLAMING SWORD

A famous memorial for the defenders of Bataan.  Found in the town of Pilar, Province Bataan, Philippines.

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#1166  THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS  circa 67

A three century old learning institution

Manila, Philippines

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#1138  WALLS OF INTRAMUROS  circa 67

Manila, Philippines

A tower on the centurie old walls that once stood to protect the city.  At the background is the City Hall.

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#1118  A TREE HOUSE  circa 67

Zamboanga City, Philippines

Aside from this tree house, swimming pools, picnic grounds and other scenic spots abound in this park – Pasonanca Park

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#1107  SESSION ROAD  Circa 1967

Baguio City, Philippines

This street is the main business area of the city, the summer capital of the Philippines

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#1102 SALAMBAO FISHING circa 67

Pangasinan, Philippines

Salambao is just one the many ways of fishing.  It is usually done on the river.

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YUNGAS

La Paz, Bolivia

Rainforest

The Yungas, is a stretch of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina. It is a transitional zone between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests.

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MOUNT TARAWERA

Roturua, New Zealand

Volcano

This was the scene of the violent eruption of 1886, which resulted in the destruction of the village of Te Wairoa and the Pink and White Terraces.  Now a dormant volcano, Mt. Tarawera’s line of craters form a 6km gash along its ridge.

Mount Tarawera, lies in Southeast of Rotorua, a volcanic mountain with an important role in local history of New Zealand and Rotorua region.

In the 1800s, Tarawera region is New Zealand’s centre of tourism.  A tourist attraction and world famous Pink and White Silica Terraces, was quickly becoming known as the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’.  On 10^th June 1886, a massive eruption were destroyed the Terraces and killed people and devastated much of the surrounding landscape.

Violent explosions excavated huge craters, one of which is now filled by Lake Rotomahana.

The volcano’s component domes include Ruawahia Dome (the highest at 1,111 metres), Tarawera Dome and Wahanga Dome.

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