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‘Culture of making a mountain out of a molehill holding sway...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that her government is being subjected to “a culture of making a mountain out of a molehill.” “A culture of making a mountain out of a molehill is holding sway an [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

An Ancient Culture in Mountainous Mexico

Ruben E. Reyes is Mexican. He was raised in Mexico City. But some of the indigenous Tarahumara people of northern Mexico had a word for him when he first traveled among them in 2002. The word was “gringo.”“I was never c [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Taihang Mountains Cultural Festival in N China

Performers dance in the opening ceremony of the two-month "First Taihang Mountains Cultural Festival in China’s Xingtai" which was held on July 6 in China’s Hebei province. During the Cultural Festival, trade f [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Controversy circles landmark Animas (City) Mountain

The great debate of our era is not health care, nor snowmaking at Chapman Hill, nor budget cuts and layoffs, nor even who wore the chicken suit to the Durango City Council meeting a few months back. Soon the talk in coffee shops, on down [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Magnificent mountains, spectacular scenery and colourful fes...

Protected by the mighty Himalaya, the isolated kingdom of Bhutan is an unforgettable place to visit. The landscape is stunning, with steep forested hills and misty mountains rising from fast flowing rivers. However it's the fascinating [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Giant Rock Faces Found in the Western Tianshan Mountains

Chinese archaeological team recently discovered “faces” carved into giant rocks in the Western Tianshan Mountains. According to August 10 reports on Xinhua Net, found on grassland in Wenquan County within the Xinjian [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Mount Rushmore 'The world's greatest mountain carving'

This epic sculpture features the faces of four exalted American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. South Dakota's Black Hills provide the backdrop for Mount Rushmore, the world's greate [...]