Waterfall on the Arroyo del Salto River near Mt. Fitzroy

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Photographer: Momatiuk - Eastcott

Location: Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

Waterfalls of Arroyo del Salto River flowing from glaciers and snowfields of Mount Fitzroy and cascading over rocks.

wiki page

Los Glaciares National Park is located in the area known as Austral Andes in Argentina, in the south west of Santa Cruz on the border with Chile. By his magnificent natural beauty, it constitutes a wonder in the world, and was declared "World Heritage" by UNESCO in 1981.

It's purpose states  

Besides offering an imposing landscape and being a great attraction to travelers all over the world, Los Glaciares National Park accomplishes many functions related to preservation and conservation that are not always known by others.

These purposes aim to promote the public knowledge of the natural characteristics of the area and the understanding of their importance.

The website has comprehensive information about how to plan your trip, travel agencies for your convenience and even has recommendations what to look for, where to stay etc.

You can start planning using this page called "Useful Information" :)

San Rafael (Coca) Falls on the Quijos River

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Photographer: Kevin Schafer

Location: Cayambe-Coca Reserve, Ecuador

More information from This is Ecuador and Exploring Ecuador

180 kms. from Quito, passing Papallacta and Baeza, you will find the San Rafael falls. These spectacular waterfalls are where the the Quijos river enters the mouth of the Coca river at 1650 mts. ... On a clear day, from the river Reventador you will see the active volcano of that same name and you may see the explosions and lava flows.

Recent articles have highlighted how this fall may not be this spectacular in near future. One such article says

The 1,500 megawatt Coca-Codo Sinclair Hydroelectric Project will divert water flow away from the 480-foot San Rafael Falls, leaving it "high and dry." Worse, the project, which is scheduled for completion in 2016, will be pressure on Sumaco Biosphere Reserve, an area so renowned for its biodiversity that "even the oil companies spared this area...

Ciao till there is another image in Bing that inspires me to do some research :)

Bing's Bling

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I cannot vouch for bing's search capabilities or algorithms and if it is better than Google. Calling it a Decision Engine makes it look like a "segment" ploy. But one thing I do like about bing is the image on the homepage that changes everyday. I have noticed that most of the images have piqued my interest and as a result I learnt a couple of new things. This is just an attempt to catalog all the images that I have liked (it could be either an interesting animal/plant life, landscape or just excellent photography.