Originally built in 1889 as a private getaway, the Outlook Lodge opened 2 November near Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak National Forest.

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Make your way to Cosmo Velho, where the slightly unnerving cog train to the 710m-high peak known as Corcovado ascends through protected Tijuca National Forest to the Cristo Redentor, one of the most impressive monuments and urban views on earth.

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In 1993 they established the Oasi Zegna, a 100-square-kilometre (40-square-mile) reserve of meadows and forest that pushes towards Monte Rosa, Europe's second highest peak, into an empty, wild area crossed by a few trails.

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