Local legend holds that the dolphins shapeshift into handsome men at night to lure beautiful women from the villages.

BBC: Taming the heart of the Peruvian Amazon

In that time we have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful countryside and picturesque villages and which characterises the area.

BBC: Meet our campaigners

Some Greek islands have been overbuilt by Athenians taking advantage of corrupt planning laws, but all over the mainland there are villages in beautiful settings that are decaying for want of anybody ready to refit handsome stone houses and attract year-round visitors.

ECONOMIST: The Greek crisis

If the villages in this country tend to be poor, yet simultaneously rustic, charming and beautiful, the provincial towns are utterly destitute appalling reminders of the complete and utter collapse of the former Soviet Union.

NPR: Adventures Along the Caspian Pipeline

Consequently, over the past week, inhabitants of villages and parts of London under the Heathrow flight path could hear the birds singing on these beautiful spring days, not obscured by the cacophony of planes overhead.

FORBES: The Icelandic Volcano And Quiet Skies Over London