Palau, Micronesia, is one of the 7 Underwater Wonders of the World, and is now bolstering that status by creating the world’ first officially-recognized shark sanctuary.  The hope is to protect great hammerheads, leopard sharks, oceanic white tip sharks, and more than 130 other species who are considered endangered or vulnerable, and fighting against extinction.
The result of this sanctuary is an end to all commercial shark fishing in the surrounding area, giving the creatures about 237,000 square miles of ocean in which to live and breed.  Accompanying the ban on shark fishing in these waters, Macau President Toribiong has asked …read more

Location: Along the beach in Los Osos Destination: California Country: United States Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Adriana Sbardellati Site: Flickr
Los Osos, located between San Francisco and Los Angeles, on California’s Pacific coast, is the entrance point to the Montaña de Oro State Park and the site of an annual migration of Monarch butterflies.
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Location: Climbing down a palm tree on the beach
Destination: Tamarindo
Country: Costa Rica
Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler
An interesting guest, a friendly iguana, visited my hotel’s pool area every afternoon. 
He seemed unphased and uninterested in all the guests lounging, walking by or running away in fear.
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