The highest dune here soars to 380 metres, and tinted red by its high iron content it glows almost crimson at dusk.

BBC: The ghostly shore of Namibia��s Skeleton Coast

Almost all of Caracas' streets empty of people by dusk as residents live under the pall of a homicide rate 20 times that of the United States.

NPR: Hugo Chavez Coffin Parades Past Venezuela's Ills

Here, in the impossibly cramped working area, one detail recounted by King's book seems almost unbelievable: The builders, who toiled six days out of seven, remained aloft from dawn until dusk, so a kitchen was installed here, to serve them their midday meal.

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