Pico do Arieiro, Madeira, Portugal I thought I already posted an image like this, but it doesn't show up when I do a keyword search for it, so if I uploaded it once already, here I go again... Pico do Areeiro, at 1818 meters high, is a mountain located on the Portuguese island and autonomous region of Madeira, the third highest on the island. Situated within the mountainous interior of the island roughly halfway between the northern and southern coasts, it has a remarkable hiking trail called PR1 Vereda do Areeiro.
Shore at Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica This isn't the largest national park in this Central American country, but it may be the most beautiful. Situated on less than 8 square miles of land, Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio National Park is a slice of central Pacific coast heaven. The nature reserve was established in 1972 to preserve the area from commercial development. Instead of beachfront resorts and souvenir shops, visitors will find four pristine beaches—some dotted with greenery-topped sea stacks—and accessible hiking trails traversing the thick rainforests that carpet the hills above the coastline. The park is an example of how big of an impact a small amount of preserved paradise can make.
Aït Benhaddou (Arabic: آيت بن حدّو) is a historic ighrem or ksar (fortified village) along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh in Morocco.