The exploration during the Iron Age (II)
Let´s continue with the second part of the exploration in the Ancient Age. In the previous chapter we told how the Carthaginians, led by the...
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The exploration during the Iron Age (I)
The human being is, above all, a curious species. He keeps wondering why, where, when and how. From the moment it became aware of its...
The World Islands and the ambition of Dubai
I invite you to insert the coordinates 25º 13′ 00″ N, 55º 09′ 00″ E in Google Earth. What you can find on your screen...
The capital city (II): Secondary Capital Cities
Following the thread of the previous post “The capital city: A model to articulate the State“, we highlighted the importance of choosing a city as...
The capital city (I): a model to articulate the State
Tokyo, Paris, London, Berlin, Damascus, Rome, Athens, New Delhi, Madrid … These are some of the most emblematic cities in the world. Their influence goes...
The Sykes-Picot agreement: One line to rule the Middle East
Since the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1922 after the First World War, the Middle East has not stopped bleeding. When the Empire was...
The Atlantropa project and a new plunder of Africa
In this blog we have already talked about some environmental disasters caused by the lack of planning, such as the drying up of the Aral...
The importance of Alaska: The Seward’s fridge
With a harsh climate, locally humid in the vicinity of the Pacific Ocean, and generally cold, we will find Alaska. This territory is one of...
If Westeros were Europe: Game of Thrones
In relation to Game of Thrones through the maps, I found this map of the European continent that locates all the kingdoms, tribes and civilizations...
A-68: The new antarctic iceberg
On July 12, 2017, a giant block of ice was definitely separated from one of the ice shelves that make up the Antarctic coast. This...