| Slovakia lies in the center of Central
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| | Valley Nefcerka is one of them and let me
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| Europe and many tourists, among whom
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| | just describe why.
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| Americans are not any exceptions, find it
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| | This valley lies above the lower situated
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| really attractive. One of the world's
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| | and neighboring Koprova dolina (valley);
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| youngest (in the geographical
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| | it is under the Krivan Peak; the route to
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| terminology) mountain range called the
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| | the Valley Nefcerka is not visible. It is
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| Tatras or the High Tatras (Vysoke Tatry)
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| | the most protected reservation in
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| lies in the heart of this small country.
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| | Slovakia and it has wild nature unique in
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| The arrangement of these mountains is
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| | all Europe. It officially does not have a
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| very dense, which means that in the Alps
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| | touristic access. As it has been
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| (Austria, Switzerland…), for example,
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| | preserved this way for a quite long time,
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| there is a bigger distance between
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| | there may be yet some unknown species of
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| particular peaks. The High Tatras peaks
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| | flora and fauna not observable anywhere
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| are condensed and thus exceptionally
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| | in the world. The valley starts with
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| attractive. In these mountains, you can
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| | woods, then follow dwarf pines, a howling
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| make most of any touristic trips just in
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| | waterfall, the Krivan's wall on the right
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| one day and you can see all the
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| | hand and the rocks everywhere; then you
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| loveliness of nature hidden within the
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| | can see the dark blue mountain lakes with
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| woods and the rocks.
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| | the clearest water in the world. The
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| The history of these mountains started
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| | valley ends with the ridge of the
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| some 500 million years ago and they are
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| | Furkotsky Peaks accessible from a
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| part of the Carpathian mountain ranges.
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| | different valley (Furkotska Valley, with
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| Later, after these mountains emerged from
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| | mountain lakes carrying the name of the
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| the Mesozoic ocean some 80 million years
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| | above-mentioned Swedish naturalist -
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| ago, they started to be formed on the
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| | Wahlenberg's lakes). The Nefcerka Valley
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| surface.
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| | has three mountain lakes called Terianske
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| Scientists have proofs that prehistoric
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| | lakes (deep up to 47 meters) and the
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| people dwelt in the caves of the
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| | Nefcersky stream runs out of them. In the
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| Belianske Tatry and there are also some
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| | Valley Nefcerka, there is the Nefcerka
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| sources that say that when the village
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| | Waterfall high almost as a 30-floor
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| Novy Smokovec was founded, workers dig
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| | building. The valley's name is probably
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| out a silver coin with the portrait of
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| | derived from the Neftzer family lineage,
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| Marcus Aurelius.
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| | which took care of the royal property
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| The Tatras can be divided to the Western
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| | from the year 1695 up to 1762.
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| Tatras, the High Tatras, and the
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| | On the web of TANAP, the Valey Nefcerka
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| Belianske Tatras. This mountain range is
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| | is specifically mentioned as one of the
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| in the north of Slovakia and Poland owns
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| | areas that rock climbers are not allowed
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| part of it too. The deceased John Paul II
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| | to enter:
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| loved these mountains and he often
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| | Nefcerka can be seen from the Krivan
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| visited them as a priest before he became
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| | Peak, which is freely reachable by
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| the Pope. The highest Tatras are the High
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| | tourists (some 4 hours from Strbske pleso
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| Tatras, where the Gerlach Peak (2,655
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| | - a ski center):
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| meters above the sea level) is the
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| | From animals living in such hidden places
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| highest peak in Slovakia. The Belianske
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| | like this nature's jewel I describe here,
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| Tatras have a lot of caves and it is
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| | we can mention eagle, Eurasian lynx,
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| possible that ancient dwellers lived
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| | marmot, but also many others such as
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| here, as there are prehistoric proofs
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| | viper, chamois, bear, wild cat… Among
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| found in some caves (an ancient stone
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| | the ones that is very special is
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| axe, for example).
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| | Branchinecta paludosa (a creature from
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| Matej Bel (1684 - 1723), a Slovak
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| | the class of primitive and primarily
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| Lutheran pastor, one of the greatest
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| | fresh water crustaceans). This is a water
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| scholars of the 18th century (Slovakia
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| | creature that has one special attribute -
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| was under the rule of the
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| | it does not live anywhere in the world
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| Austro-Hungarian Monarchy) wrote a big
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| | except Greenland, Siberia, Scandinavia…
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| work entitled Notitia Hungariae novae
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| | Then we have thousands of miles and we
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| historico - geografica, which got even
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| | suddenly find it in the High Tatras. This
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| beyond the borders of the then
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| | ice relict lives only in two High Tatras
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| Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The work
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| | lakes and one of them is said to be the
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| popularized the geographical splendor of
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| | higher Furkotske lake (pleso) in the
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| the Tatras, as part of it was also a
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| | Furkotska Valley - a neighbor of
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| precious map and a lot of information
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| | Nefcerka.
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| about the Slovak geography. Thus, some
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| | A source in Wikipedia has a little
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| famous European scholars visited the
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| | information too:
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| Tatras, probably being also inspired by
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| | Of the flora, we can also mention some
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| Jean Jacque Rousseau's ideas about the
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| | interesting plants. One of such species
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| benefits if people come back to nature
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| | is Erysimum wahlenbergii, which was
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| and identify with it. Some of these were
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| | discovered by the above-mentioned Swedish
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| Göran Wahlenberg (a Swedish naturalist),
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| | scholar and which carries his name. This
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| Robert Townson, and many others.
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| | plant grows up to the length of one meter
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| The High Tatras had some mining history
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| | and it has yellow flowers like wild
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| too. The first mining activities started
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| | radish. This kind of the plant class has
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| in the 15th century. Under the government
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| | not been found anywhere in the world.
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| of Matej Korvin (1458 - 1490), mining
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| | More information about the High Tatras
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| tunnels were built in the height of about
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| | (as well as about the above-mentioned
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| 2000 meters and less around the Krivan
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| | Göran Wahlenberg) can be found in the
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| Peak. But even in spite of the great
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| | English Wikipedia:
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| enthusiasm, the results were not so good
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| | Conclusion
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| as expected. Some people say that gold
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| | I remember visiting the Valley Nefcerka
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| can be found in these tunnels even today,
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| | with my father in 1968. It has been one
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| but with bears around and going deep into
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| | of the most vivid experiences I have ever
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| the darkness on one's knees only is quite
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| | had, as the Soviet army entered
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| dangerous.
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| | aggressively our country (Czechoslovakia
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| The contemporary Tatras
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| | at that time) exactly on that day in
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| Presently, the High Tatras are under the
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| | August. As we were coming back, we
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| protection of TANAP, which is the Tatras
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| | listened to the radio. Even at that time,
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| National Park (established in 1949). The
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| | no cars were allowed to push their wheels
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| High Tatras have always had a good spa
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| | to the Koprova and Ticha Valley. Now too,
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| history, as the weather and overall
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| | the access to the Valley Nefcerka is not
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| nature with breathtaking vegetation is
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| | given to anybody except for special
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| incredibly healthy for people with
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| | purposes (scientific ones, etc.).
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| breathing diseases.
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| | Is the heavy machinery allowed to go just
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| In 1970, the World Ski Championship took
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| | as near as the Valley Nefcerka to cut off
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| place in the High Tatras and from till
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| | and take away the fallen trees only
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| then quite a modest and to the world
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| | because it yields profit? The noise these
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| unknown place an attractive tourist place
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| | machines produce is to the nature's ears
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| with cableways and good transportation
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| | the same what the heavy artillery to
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| developed all over the region. The
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| | human ears. Yet, we have a law that if
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| Western and Belianske Tatras are
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| | someone destroys a nest of a protected
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| exception.
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| | bird he or she is sentenced to prison.
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| As these are real mountains, the weather
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| | Can the heavy machines come here, scare
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| can change any time with harsh effects.
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| | the animals, or even destroy birds' nests
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| If you go up into the hills and the sun
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| | built in the area of the fallen trees?
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| is shining, always expect that hailstones
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| | The Valley Ticha, which is neighboring
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| can fall on your head in a few minutes.
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| | with Valley Koprova, has its website and
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| Tourists should never forget to put a
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| | you can see pictures of these machines
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| wind-jacket in their packsacks and good
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| | here:
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| shoes on their feet. Some years ago, a
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| | If anybody would like to visit Slovakia,
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| calamity occurred in the High Tatras, as
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| | it is a good idea to start with Slovak
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| the wind was so strong that it literally
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| | websites. There is much more than the
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| cut off many trees from surface. Some
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| | Valley Nefcerka in the High Tatras. Quite
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| wood industry companies want to take
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| | a famous Slovak artist, Julius Koller,
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| these fallen trees out of the woods even
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| | installed a UFO Gallery on one of the
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| from the most protected areas.
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| | High Tatras' mountains. The Ganek Peak is
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| The Valley Nefcerka - Why Are You Crying?
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| | inaccessible to all but expert climbers.
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| As the High Tatras is the national park,
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| | The idea with the UFO Gallery and the
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| some activities are not permitted. Some
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| | stars being attached to climbers' eyes
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| places, too, are prohibited to see. The
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| | helps to find a new dimension.
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