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Nascer do sol na Fazenda do Lobo - Sunrise in the Wolf's Farm - Brazil

nobody@flickr.com (de Paula FJ) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:09:09 -0700

Fazenda do Lobo, localizada na Região Sudeste do Brasil, no Estado de Minas Gerais, é uma propriedade privada dedicada, exclusivamente, à preservação ambiental, da fauna e da flora, estando em constante plantio da flora natural, que atraem animais e pássaros, das mais variadas espécies (lobos, raposas, felinos, aves de rapina, tucanos e muitas outras aves), que crescem em número a cada novo ano.
Localizada em uma linda região montanhosa, a Fazenda do Lobo, possui um grande número de nascentes, sendo cortada por pequenos e perenes riachos, de água corrente e límpida, cuidadosamente preservados. Distando, quilômetros, dos grandes centros urbanos, o céu, à noite, é como um negro tapete de estrelas, cujo silêncio só é interrompido pelo uivar dos lobos e pelos misteriosos arrulhares das corujas. Um paraíso na terra.

O Estado de Minas Gerais está localizado no Sudeste do Brasil, fazendo divisa com os Estados de São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul e Distrito Federal. Possui uma área de 588.384 quilômetros quadrados, dos quais 5.030 são ocupados por lagos e rios. Minas possui 16 bacias fluviais. A altitude média do Estado é de aproximadamente 700 metros (9% das terras apresentam altitudes superiores a mil metros, com montanhas entre 1,5 mil e 2,9 mil metros). A temperatura varia em torno de 18ºC, com médias de 9ºC no Sul e máximas de 33ºC no norte do Estado. CLIMA: tropical Brasil Central (tropical de altitude com temperaturas médias anuais inferiores a 20ºC na maior parte do estado.

The Farm of the Wolf, located in the Southeastern Region of Brazil, in the State of Minas Gerais, is a private property dedicated, exclusively, to the ambient preservation, of the fauna and the flora, being in constant plantation of the natural flora, that attract animals and birds, of the most varied species (wolves, foxes, felinos, birds of robbery, toucans and many other birds), that they grow, in number, to each new year. Hunting and fishing are forbidden. Located in a pretty highland, the Farm of the Wolf, possesss a great number of springs, being cut by small perennial streams, of current and limpid water, carefully preserved. Distant, kilometers, of the great urban centers, the sky, at night, is like a black carpet of stars, whose silence alone is interrupted by the howling of the wolves and the mysterious sounds of the owls. A paradise in the land.

The State of Minas Gerais is located in the Southeast of Brazil, having made verge with the States of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso of the South and Federal District. It possesss an area of 588.384 kilometers squared, of which 5,030 are busy for lakes and rivers. Minas Gerais possess 16 fluvial basins. The average altitude of the State is of approximately 700 meters (9% of lands present superior altitudes the 1 thousand meters, with mountains between 1,5 thousand and 2,9 thousand meters). The temperature varies around 18ºC, with averages of 9ºC in the South and principles of 33ºC in the north of the State. CLIMATE: tropical Central Brazil (tropical of altitude with average temperatures annual inferiors 20ºC for the most part of the state.

Nascer do sol na Fazenda do Lobo - Sunrise in the Wolf's Farm - Brazil

nobody@flickr.com (de Paula FJ) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:08:46 -0700

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Sunset in the Lake Kariba

nobody@flickr.com (de Paula FJ) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:31:25 -0700

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Lake Kariba is a large, man-made lake and reservoir located on the Zambezi river, about halfway between the river's source and mouth, about 1300 kilometers upstream from the Indian Ocean. The lake lies along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the Kariba Dam at its northeastern end, flooding the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River and displacing large numbers of the local Tonga people.
The Zimbabwean town of Kariba was built for construction workers on the lake's dam, while some other settlements such as Milbibezi in Zimbabwe and Siavonga and Sinazongwe in Zambia have grown up to house people displaced by the rising waters.
Lake Kariba is over 220 kilometers (140 mi) long and up to 40 kilometers (20 mi) in width. It covers an area of 5,580 square kilometers (2,150 sq mi) and its storage capacity is an immense 185 cubic kilometers (44.4 cu mi). The mean depth of the lake is 29 meters (95 ft); the maximum depth is 97 meters (320 ft). It is one of the world's largest man-made reservoirs.[1] The enormous mass of water (approximately 180,000,000,000,000 kilograms, or 180 petagrams [200 billion tons]) is believed to have caused induced seismicity in the seismically active region, including over 20 earthquakes of greater than 5 magnitude on the Richter scale.[2]
The lake is home to several islands, including Chete Island, Sekula and Chikanka.