The Ecomuseum

Ecomuseum - The effects of building a very big dam...

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April 21st 2012
Today I visited an Ecomuseum, this one is based near the border of Paraguay next to the enormous Itaipu Dam. I will tell you more of the actual construction, workings and experience of the Dam next time but for today and the for the Ecomuseum I will concentrate on the planning that went into the Dam. So if you are going to build a Dam, particulary one of this impressive size it turns out that t ... read more

South America » Brazil » Paraná » Foz do Iguaçu

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more