Forwards4all: 09/09/12

[forwards4all] World's Largest Bus

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World's Largest Bus

There are buses and then there is the AutoTram Extra Grand which debuted in Germany this week as the longest of its breed in the world. Developed by the boffins of the Fraunhofer Institute for Traffic and Infrastructure Systems, the bus is nearly 101 feet long, has four steering axles and can carry 256 passengers .

The big bendy bus premiered in the eastern city of Dresden this week where it will soon roll into service with the local transportation authority on trial runs as Beijing and Shanghai placed their orders for the vehicle which costs about $10million (almost £6.3million) per bus. The good news for environmentalists is that it can run for long stretches on electric power.

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[forwards4all] Guatemala - Mexican Historical City and its Civilisation

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Guatemala - Mexican Historical City and its Civilisation.

The ancient Mayan city of Tikal, located in present-day Guatemala, has structures that date as far back as 400 BCE, though most of the structures were built in the Late Classic Period (600 - 900 CE). One of the largest urban centers of the pre- Colombian Mayan civilization, the city was at its peak at around 700 CE.

Tikal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the ruins include five large pyramid temples, a large palace, small pyramids, tombs, and numerous other buildings with a grand total of 3,000 structures. The University of Pennsylvania and the government of Guatemala have contributed to the restorations done on the site in recent years.