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Saturday 6 December 2014

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

Rio de Janeiro, commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper,[4][5] making it the 6th largest in the Americas, and 26th in the world.[6] Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", identified by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 in the category Cultural Landscape

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Yoshino, Nara,Japan:

Yoshino, Nara,Japan:

Yoshino (吉野町 Yoshino-chō?) is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2007, the town had an estimated population of 9397 and a density of 97.93 persons per km². The total area was 95.65 km²

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Dawlish, Devon, England:

Dawlish, Devon, England:

Dawlish  is a town and civil parish in Teignbridge on the south coast of Devon in England, 12 miles (19 km) from the county town of Exeter. It has a population of 12,819.[1] During the 18th century, it grew from a small fishing port to become a well-known seaside resort.

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Maui, Hawaii

Maui, Hawaii

The island of Maui  is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles  and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the State of Hawaiʻi and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and unpopulated Kahoʻolawe. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444, third-highest of the Hawaiian Islands, behind that of Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. Kahului is the largest census-designated place  on the island with a population of 26,337 as of 2010 and is the commercial and financial hub of the island

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Havasu Falls, Arizona

Havasu Falls, Arizona

Havasu Falls (Havasupai: Havasuw Hagjahgeevma[1]) is a waterfall of Havasu Creek, located in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. It is within Havasupai tribal lands.

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