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Theme Week Mexico – Isla Mujeres in the Caribbean

12 July 2019 | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik | Rubric: General Reading Time: 6 minutes

Isla Mujeres (“Women Island”) is an island in the Gulf of Mexico, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) off the Yucatán Peninsula coast. The island is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and 650 metres (2,130 ft) wide. To the east is the Caribbean Sea with a strong surf and rocky coast, and to the west the skyline of Cancún can be seen across the clear waters. The namesake town on the island has a population of 13,000 inhabitants. The island is part of the Isla Mujeres Municipality in the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico. read more…

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Lake Chiemsee in the Chiemgau region

29 July 2014 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 5 minutes

View from Herrenchiemsee Island to Frauenchiemsee Island © Rufus46/cc-by-sa-3.0

Chiemsee is a freshwater lake in Bavaria, between Rosenheim in Germany, and Salzburg in Austria. It is often called the Bavarian Sea. The rivers Tiroler Achen and Prien flow into the lake; the river Alz, out of it. The Chiemsee is divided into the bigger, north section, in the northeast, called Weitsee, and the Inselsee, in the southwest. read more…

Frauen- and Herrenchiemsee islands

16 October 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 5 minutes

Herrenchiemsee Palace © Zairon/cc-by-sa-3.0

HERRENCHIEMSEE
The island Herreninsel, with an area of 238 hectares, is the biggest of the three main islands of the Chiemsee, a lake in Upper Bavaria. Together with the islands of Fraueninsel and Krautinsel it forms the municipality of Chiemsee. read more…