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Kuranda

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February 24th 2011
Well, we woke up to rain but decided we had to venture out anyways. We headed down to Kuranda. It's a small town in the rainforest area. There is a train and a cablecar that go through the area. On our way out we encounter stopped traffic on the road yet again. We were stuck there for 30 - 45 minutes because you guessed it...a tree fell on the road again. The rain wasn't letting up and we found ou ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Kuranda

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more