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Camagüey is the nation's third largest city and municipality in central Cuba And is the capital of the Camagüey Province. It was moved to protect from pirates attacks of the original city in 1928. With one exit from the city there are many blind alleys and forked streets to lead of square of different size. In July 2008 the Camagüey was named a...
An enormous archaeological site in the Basin of Mexico is Teotihuacan containing some of the largest pyramidal structures built in the pre-Columbian Americas which is just 30 miles northeast of Mexico City. Teotihuacan is thought to have been established around 100 BC and continued to be built until about 250 AD and may lasted until sometime between the 7th and 8th centuries AD.Approximately...
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands has been called the "Venice of the North" for its more than one hundred kilometres of 1,500 bridges, about 90 islands and 3 canals. In the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age the three main canals, Herengracht, Prinsengracht, and Keizersgracht dug. The Amsterdam canal system is the successful outcome of city planning. The medieval city...
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand. The Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1,800,000 square kilometres (690,000 sq mi) of ocean but the 15 small islands have a total land area of 240 square kilometres (92.7 sq mi). The main population centres are on the island of Rarotonga (14,153...
In the U.S. state of Utah Carbon County is a county. Named for the major coal deposits in the area. Price is the county seat and largest city. The second largest county is Carbon for natural gas producer in Utah (after Uintah County), with 94 billion cubic feet produced in 2008. As of 2010 the population was 21,403,...
The Taj Mahal from "crown of palaces", pronounced also "the Taj is a white Marblemausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage." In 1983, the...
Ouro Preto is one of the state of Brazil which Founded at the end of the 17th century, Ouro Preto was originally called Vila Rica, or "rich village", the focal point of the gold rush and Brazil's golden age in the 18th century under Portuguese rule. Resident population are 70,227, area are 66278 km², Ouro Preto was capital of Minas Gerais from 1720 until...