Description: The Lincoln Battalion was the 17th battalion of the XV International Brigade, a mixed brigade of the International Brigades also known as Abraham Lincoln Brigade. It was organized by the Communist International with great care to conceal or minimize the communist character of the enterprise.
Description: Kilimanjaro is the fourth most topographically prominent peak on Earth. It is part of Kilimanjaro National Park and is a major hiking and climbing destination. Because of its shrinking glaciers and ice fields, which are projected to disappear between 2025 and 2035, it has been the subject of many scientific studies.
Description: Mount Logan, in the heart of the Saint Elias Mountains, within Kluane National Park Reserve in southwestern Yukon, is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest peak in North America after Denali. It is named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC).
Description: Sak Yant tattooing, or sak yan is a form of tattooing. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity designs accompanied by Pali phrases that are said to offer power, protection, fortune, charisma and other benefits for the bearer. Sak yan designs originate from the Khmer empire and are normally tattooed by ruesi (the Thai form of rishi), wicha (magic) practitioners, and Buddhist monks, traditionally with a metal rod sharpened to a point (called a khem sak). (Source: Wikipedia)