La Mezquita en Córdoba

Andalucia

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November 20th 2007
Just got back from my trip to Andalucia (Southern Spain) and have some great photos to share. Unfortunately I’m swamped with homework this week, so I’m going to let the photos do most of the talking. Sleepy-eyed but excited the thirty-something students in my program and I left Segovia on Thursday at 6:00 am. We drove through plains, mountains, and finally the huge stretches of olive groves ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more