Jim at the Curtain Fig Tree

This place is beautiful

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June 3rd 2010
Geo: -16.7631, 145.672Today we did a lovely drive up into the Atherton Tablelands. It is a rich farming area which also has ancient volcanic lakes and tropical rainforests. We enjoyed the Barron Falls at Kuranda which is a beautiful rainforest area. From there we stopped at Mareeba for coffee. The coffee beans are locally grown. It was then off to do some nice hiking at Granite Gorge, where ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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