A private company has opened a route called "The Train of the Clouds" in the Argentinian province of Salta. Now everybody can travel by train over the Ands for 140 dollars.
The total amount of money spent for the touristic product in the Internet last year has reached 50 billion euro - this indicator has been increased five times in comparison with 2002. Currently about 20% of all the touristic sales in Europe are processed
International elephant race has taken place in Nepal
30 Dec. 2007
Such exotic competitions are held in a small village Sauraha Chitwan at forth time round and has already became as popular with local citizens and tourists as the annual elephant Olympiad in Thailand.
By the way, the winner of the this race has become a Thai elephant named Iungha Bahadur. It hat to try hard to outrun five brisk competitors in final competitions.