Written in the sands of the Atacama Desert, Chile, are the words “ni pena ni miedo” which translate more or less as “No shame nor fear”, and together they form what must surely be the world’s largest poem. While we’ve…

In south-western Peru, on a plain called Cajamarquilla is the band of holes.   Running for about a mile across the barren rock is this line of holes of varying depths and sizes, with occasional clear gaps, for which locals…

We’re continuing the first annual GSS Desert Week! We’re mostly posting about deserts and it’s lasting about a week! The Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in Chile, South America. Made up of salt basins, sand and lava flows,…

Across the globe there are various land reclamation projects which aim to create new building sites by dredging up the seabed. However, in the small English town of Happisburgh that process is being reversed, as the waves tear apart the…

Yungus Road, or “Death Road” as it is known to the locals, has often been described as the most dangerous road in the world. Running from Bolivia’s capital La Paz into a rainforest region known as the Yungas, the road…

Apparently Colombians like their water slides, because this one near El Cruce is absolutely massive! I believe this is the Playa Cuare waterpark, but unfortunately their website appears to be dead. So, who can find the longest water slide?