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The Amazon Rainforest, the world's largest tropical rainforest, covers most of the Amazon basin in South America, spanning nine countries, and is known for its immense biodiversity, holding a significant portion of Earth's species, plants, and trees, while playing a crucial role in climate regulation as a massive carbon sink, though it faces severe threats from deforestation, cattle ranching, and fires,
risking an irreversible tipping point.
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The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a massive annual 10-day event in Sturgis, South Dakota, every August, drawing hundreds of thousands of bikers for rides through the Black Hills (like Mount Rushmore, Badlands), concerts, races, and downtown festivities, with 2026 dates set for August 7-16. Key activities include scenic rides, live music, bike shows, and vendor areas, with attendees advised to book lodging far in advance and be prepared for large crowds and defensive riding.
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Auto racing is a global motorsport with diverse types like NASCAR (stock cars), Formula 1 (open-wheel), IndyCar, Rally and Drag Racing, featuring different formats from circuit races to straight-line sprints, governed by bodies like the FIA, and evolving with automotive tech, focusing on speed, skill, and competition on defined courses. Key series include NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series, F1, IndyCar, and regional ones like V* Supercars,
offering news, results, and events for fans.
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New Orleans Mardi Gras is a festive Carnival season, starting January 6th (Twelfth Night) and culminating on "Fat Tuesday" (the day before Ash Wednesday),
filled with parades, music, costumes, and traditions like catching "throws" (beads, cups) from floats and eating King Cake, with official colors purple (justice), green (faith), and gold (power) seen everywhere. Key elements include Krewe parades (like Zulu & Rex), Mardi Gras Indians, and celebrations in the French Quarter, with major parades on the weekend before Fat Tuesday.
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Mexico City's Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is a vibrant, multi-day cultural festival (Nov 1-2) blending ancient Aztec traditions with Catholic influences, featuring grand parades on Paseo de la Reforma with skeletal figures, alebrijes, and Catrina costumes, elaborate home altars (ofrendas) decorated with marigolds and sugar skulls, and visits to cemeteries to honor deceased loved ones, creating a joyous celebration of life and memory. Key highlights include the massive parade, decorated trajinera boat rides in Xochimilco, and family altars adorned with photos, marigolds, and favorite foods, emphasizing remembrance over mourning.
Officially November 1st (All Saints' Day) & 2nd (All Souls' Day),
but festivities and parades often start late October.
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The Burning of Zozobra is Santa Fe, New Mexico's annual Labor Day weekend tradition where a 50-foot marionette, "Old Man Gloom,"symbolizing the year's worries, is set ablaze with music, dancing, and fireworks, allowing attendees to release their anxieties before the Fiestas de Santa Fe; the next event is Friday, September 4, 2026, at Fort Marcy Park.
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