Comments on: Pedra Bonita http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/02/903/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:22:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Damo http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/02/903/#comment-15143 Damo Mon, 08 May 2006 10:49:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=903#comment-15143 Does anyone know what this park or resort is? Its down further to the left of this area. http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&key=ABQIAAAAkS_QxEuqddVKap8t9QfQohQ0qUZda2J4QJS-cu4j4B_eP_CX-xQdMkCVxIYmpF2aUNFnE0YB5P5F1w&om=1&ll=-23.013418,-43.51676&spn=0.014259,0.019956 Does anyone know what this park or resort is?
Its down further to the left of this area.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Wagner http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/02/903/#comment-14902 Wagner Fri, 05 May 2006 00:12:02 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=903#comment-14902 Hang Glider crash in Pedra Bonita, two die. "One accident occured during a double flight when Valtinho went to settle in the beach. The wing crash in the big coast and fell in the sea. The victims had been rescued by the helicopter but they had not resisted the wounds. " http://esporteespetacular.globo.com/Eespetacular/0,19125,VIE0-2828-M16831,00.html Hang Glider crash in Pedra Bonita, two die.
“One accident occured during a double flight when Valtinho went to settle in the beach.
The wing crash in the big coast and fell in the sea.
The victims had been rescued by the helicopter but they had not resisted the wounds. ”

http://esporteespetacular.globo.com/Eespetacular/0,19125,VIE0-2828-M16831,00.html

]]> By: Derek http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/02/903/#comment-14676 Derek Tue, 02 May 2006 22:46:58 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=903#comment-14676 OK, the above comment won't work. Try pasting this instead: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0"> <Document> <name>~GE8898.kmz</name> <Placemark> <name>GoogleEarth_Placemark</name> <LookAt> <longitude>-43.27087205949109</longitude> <latitude>-22.99133815215968</latitude> <altitude>0</altitude> <range>1086.346347894036</range> <tilt>67.25279095430194</tilt> <heading>112.5178917624043</heading> </LookAt> <styleUrl>root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x307+hicon=0x317</styleUrl> <Point> <coordinates>-43.27087205949109,-22.99133815215968,0</coordinates> </Point> </Placemark> </Document> </kml> OK, the above comment won’t work. Try pasting this instead:

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]]> By: Derek http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/02/903/#comment-14675 Derek Tue, 02 May 2006 22:43:52 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=903#comment-14675 To see how cool these cliffs are: 1.) Create a new text file called "pedrabonita.kml" 2.) Open the text file with notepad or textedit (if you have a Mac) 3.) Paste the following code into it: ~GE8898.kmz GoogleEarth_Placemark -43.27087205949109 -22.99133815215968 0 1086.346347894036 67.25279095430194 112.5178917624043 root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x307+hicon=0x317 -43.27087205949109,-22.99133815215968,0 Save the file and double-click the file to open with Google Earth. To see how cool these cliffs are:

1.) Create a new text file called “pedrabonita.kml”
2.) Open the text file with notepad or textedit (if you have a Mac)
3.) Paste the following code into it:

~GE8898.kmz

GoogleEarth_Placemark

-43.27087205949109
-22.99133815215968
0
1086.346347894036
67.25279095430194
112.5178917624043

root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0×307+hicon=0×317

-43.27087205949109,-22.99133815215968,0

Save the file and double-click the file to open with Google Earth.

]]> By: Babaganoosh http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/02/903/#comment-14674 Babaganoosh Tue, 02 May 2006 22:42:36 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=903#comment-14674 Where are they landing? The beach perhaps. Off Topic: Has anybody else been getting a blank page when they try to view this site for the past couple weeks? (until today) Oh well glad it's back, I've got some catching up to do... Where are they landing? The beach perhaps.

Off Topic: Has anybody else been getting a blank page when they try to view this site for the past couple weeks? (until today)
Oh well glad it’s back, I’ve got some catching up to do…

]]> By: randall http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/02/903/#comment-14670 randall Tue, 02 May 2006 19:43:03 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=903#comment-14670 you know the only real problem with satelite photography is that it is hard to determine where there are cliffs. I know one is there, but you have to search hard to find it and if I was just skimming the area, I wouldn't have even seen it you know the only real problem with satelite photography is that it is hard to determine where there are cliffs. I know one is there, but you have to search hard to find it and if I was just skimming the area, I wouldn’t have even seen it

]]> By: rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/02/903/#comment-14669 rob Tue, 02 May 2006 19:42:06 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=903#comment-14669 Im not quite sure what we are seeing here... Is that a paraglider with a purple parachute just jumped? And is that a hand glider waiting to take off? Tis what it looks like to me... Im not quite sure what we are seeing here…
Is that a paraglider with a purple parachute just jumped?
And is that a hand glider waiting to take off?

Tis what it looks like to me…

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