{"id":20621,"date":"2013-12-25T13:15:56","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T13:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/?p=20621"},"modified":"2020-08-08T10:14:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T10:14:21","slug":"amazing-floating-towns-cities-around-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/amazing-floating-towns-cities-around-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing floating towns and cities around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">Humans have inhabited this planet for millions of years and the mark of civilization can be found in the most unexpected places. While most would consider living in a regular metropolis, town or village natural, many settle on land masses that may not even be fixed entities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When we speak of floating cities, Venice will probably stand out with its exquisite architecture, Floating gondolas and channels running through the city. However, there are many other floating cities worldwide, some are natural some manmade.<\/p>\n<p><b>Santa Cruz del Islote, Colombia<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This 0.46 sq. miles island is located on the Columbian coast and has a population of 1200 inhabitants. It is the most densely populated island on earth.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ganvie, Republic of Benin<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It is the largest lake village in Africa and is situated in Lake Nokoue. It was established in 16<sup>th<\/sup> or 17<sup>th<\/sup> century and has 3000 buildings on stilts with around 30,000 inhabitants. The villagers subsist on fishing and tourism and use pirogues (canoes) to commute.<\/p>\n<p><b>Naarden, Netherlands<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The view from top of this island on Google Earth or while flying atop will show the viewer a distinct geometric design and a perimeter with pointers for all sides. The city is a star fort fortified by moats and walls and built in 17<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p><div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><b>Flores, Guatemala<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This small island town has colonial red-roofing and is the home base for tourists who are out to explore the Mayan ruins.<\/p>\n<p><b>Halong Bay Floating Village, Vietnam<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This village is built on water and floats. 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