Seconds before a fall

This Castelle collapsed just seconds after this shot. Everyone knows how to fall to avoid injury if possible. The tower fell inwards and down with everyone relaxing and letting go as it fell. No one was hurt on this occasion.

Catalanian Castells: People power, building from the ground up

June 5th 2011
The Bull Fight! Picture the image. Its all about one man with sharp instruments taking on a disoriented animal, resulting in the satisfaction of the bloodthirsty crowd. In Spain, I have only seen the pretty disturbing spectacle on the TV and don´t really want to see it live. The bull seemed to die a pretty gruesome and slow death. In Catalonia, bull fighting is pretty well now banned. Cast ... read more

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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

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