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		if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) { 
	
		  var baseIcon = new GIcon();
			  baseIcon.iconSize=new GSize(20,20);
			  // baseIcon.shadowSize=new GSize(56,32);
			  baseIcon.iconAnchor=new GPoint(10,10);
			  baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor=new GPoint(10,10);
			  
		  var big_dot = new GIcon(baseIcon, "http://www.peace-on-earth.org/common/big_dot.png", null, null);
	
		  function createMarker(point,html,icon) {
			var marker = new GMarker(point,icon);
			GEvent.addListener(marker, "mouseover", function() {
			  marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
			});
			return marker;
		  }
	
		  // Display the map, with some controls and set the initial location 
		  var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_global"));
		  // map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
		  map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		  map.setCenter(new GLatLng(10,10),2);
		
		  // Chile 
		  var point = new GLatLng(-35, -72);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/cl_torres.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Parque Nacional Torres del Paine"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Chile<br><b>Time:</b> 2002/04, 2006/01<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><a href="../Chile/cl_map.html"><b>Detail Map</b></a><br><a href="../Chile/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  		  
		  // Bolivia
		  var point = new GLatLng(-16,-64);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/bo_salar.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Touring Salar de Uyuni"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Bolivia<br><b>Time:</b> 2005/12-2006/01<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><a href="../Peru/bo_map.html"><b>Detail Map</b></a><br><a href="../Peru/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  		  
		  // Peru
		  var point = new GLatLng(-9, -75);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/pe_machu.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Panoramic Machu Pichhu"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Peru<br><b>Time:</b> 2006/01<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><a href="../Peru/pe_map.html"><b>Detail Map</b></a><br><a href="../Peru/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  		  
		  // Cuba
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(20,-76);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/cu_trinidad1.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Colonial Houses at Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Cuba<br><b>Time:</b> 2002/12<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><a href="../Cuba/cu_map.html"><b>Detail Map</b></a><br><a href="../Cuba/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  		  
		  // USA
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(40,-98);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/us_monument.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Monument Valley Tribal Park, Arizona"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> United States<br><b>Time:</b> Residence<br><b>Duration:</b> Years<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../USA/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  	  
		  // Mexico
	
		  var point = new GLatLng(19,-99);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/mx_city.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="A Folk Singer Sang at Mexico City during the National Day"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Mexico<br><b>Time:</b> 2003/08<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><a href="../common/mx_map.html"><b>Detail Map</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
	
		  // Canada
	
		  var point = new GLatLng(56,-106);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/ca_rockies.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Banff National Park, the Rockies"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Canada<br><b>Time:</b> Residence<br><b>Duration:</b> Years<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Canada/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		
		  // Ethiopia
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(9, 40);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/et_nile.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Tis Itsa Falls, the Source of Blue Nile"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Ethiopia<br><b>Time:</b> 2002/01<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Ethiopia/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Mali
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(17, -4);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/ml_timbuktu.jpg" width="120" height="180" alt="A Mosque at the Lengendary Timbuktu"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Mali<br><b>Time:</b> 2000/09<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Mali/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Morocco
		  var point = new GLatLng(32, -7);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/ma_hassan.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Tower of Hassan at the Capital City of Rabat"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Morocco<br><b>Time:</b> 1997/12<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Maroc/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Yemen

		  var point = new GLatLng(15, 48);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/ye_shibam.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Shibam, the Manhattan in the Desert"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Yemen<br><b>Time:</b> 1999/09<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Yemen/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Jordan
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(30.5,36);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/jo_jerash.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Ancient Roman Ruin of Jerash"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Jordan<br><b>Time:</b> 1999/10<br><b>Duration:</b> Days<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><b>Web Page (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Turkey
	
		  var point = new GLatLng(39,35);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/tr_sofia.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="Haghia Sofia, Istanbul"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Turkey<br><b>Time:</b> 2002/04<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Turkey/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // India
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(20, 79);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/in_jaipur.jpg" width="120" height="180" alt="Red Fort at Jaipur"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> India<br><b>Time:</b> 1995/12-1996/01<br><b>Duration:</b> Month<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../India/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);

		  // Pakistan
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(30, 69);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/pk_kkh.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Karakoram Range in the Northeastern Frontier, Pakistan"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Pakistan<br><b>Time:</b> 1998/09<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../KKH/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Myanmar

		  var point = new GLatLng(22, 96);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/mm_inle.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Floating Market at Inle Lake"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Myanmar<br><b>Time:</b> 2004/01<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Myanmar/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Laos
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(20, 102.5);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/la_thatluang.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The That Luang Festival at Vientiane"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Laos<br><b>Time:</b> 2006/10<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><b>Web Page (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
	
		  // Thailand
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(16, 101);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/th_bkk.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="A Temple at the City Centre of Bangkok"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Thailand<br><b>Time:</b> 2004/01, 2006/11<br><b>Duration:</b> Days<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Cambodia

		  var point = new GLatLng(12.5, 105);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/kh_angkor.jpg" width="120" height="180" alt="Angkor Ruin at Siem Reap"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Cambodia<br><b>Time:</b> 2006/10<br><b>Duration:</b> Days<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><b>Web Page (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // China
	
		  var point = new GLatLng(30, 110);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/cn_yuanyang.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Rice Field at Yuanyang"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> China<br><b>Time:</b> Residence<br><b>Duration:</b> Years<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../China/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Hungary
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(47, 19.5);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/unknown.jpg" width="180" height="120"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Hungary<br><b>Time:</b> 1997/10<br><b>Duration:</b> Days<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);	  
	  
		  // Belgium
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(50.5, 4.5);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/unknown.jpg" width="180" height="120"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Belgium<br><b>Time:</b> 1997/10<br><b>Duration:</b> Day<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);	  
	
		  // Iceland
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(65, -19);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/unknown.jpg" width="180" height="120"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Iceland<br><b>Time:</b> 1999/04<br><b>Duration:</b> Hours<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);	  

		  // Germany
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(51, 10);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/unknown.jpg" width="180" height="120"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Germany<br><b>Time:</b> 1997/10, 1999<br><b>Duration:</b> Days<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);	  
		  
		  // Switzerland
			  
		  var point = new GLatLng(47, 8);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/unknown.jpg" width="180" height="120"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Switzerland<br><b>Time:</b> 2000/08<br><b>Duration:</b> Days<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);	  
		  
		  // Lietenstein
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(41, 9.5);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/unknown.jpg" width="180" height="120"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Lichtenstein<br><b>Time:</b> 2000/08<br><b>Duration:</b> Day<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);	  
	  
		  // The Netherlands
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(52, 5);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/unknown.jpg" width="180" height="120"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> The Netherlands<br><b>Time:</b> 1999<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // Czech
	
		  var point = new GLatLng(50, 14.5);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/cz_karlovy.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Bird Eye View of Karlovy Vary"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Czech<br><b>Time:</b> 1997/10<br><b>Duration:</b> Days<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Czech/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
			  
		  // Poland
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(52, 21);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/pl_bohoniki.jpg" width="120" height="180" alt="The Tartan Mosque at the Village of Bohoniki"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Poland<br><b>Time:</b> 2005/10<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Poland/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
			  
		  // France
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(46, 2);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/fr_provence.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Lavenders in Provence"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> France<br><b>Time:</b> 2006/07<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../France/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);

		  // Ireland
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(53, -8);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/ei_kylemore.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Kylemore Abbey at Connemara"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> Ireland<br><b>Time:</b> 1996/12-1997/01<br><b>Duration:</b> Weeks<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Ireland/index.html"><b>Web Page</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);
		  
		  // England and Wales
		  
		  var point = new GLatLng(54, -2);
		  var marker = createMarker(point,'<table cellpadding="10"><tr><td><img src="thumb/uk_skye.jpg" width="180" height="120" alt="The Landscape of the Isle of Skye"></td><td><span class="google_map"><b>TRAVEL DATA<br>Country:</b> United Kingdom<br><b>Time:</b> Short Term Residence<br><b>Duration:</b> Months<br><b>Detail Map (coming soon)</b><br><a href="../Britain/index.html"><b>Web Page (England)</b></a><br><a href="../Scotland/index.html"><b>Web Page (Scotland)</b></a></span></td></tr></table>', big_dot);
		  map.addOverlay(marker);

		  
		}
		
		// display a warning if the browser was not compatible
		else {
		  alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
		}
		//]]>

