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Montería,is a city in northern For other uses see Note: The similar sounding country uses a different spelling--see Colombia. Columbia is a name used in the English language for many things and places. The name is derived from that of Christopher Columbus. The term Pre-Columbian is used for American cultures before the arrival... Colombia, 400km to the interior from the Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Gulf of Mexico. It is bounded on the south by Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama, to the west by Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan peninsula of... caribbean coast, capital of Categories: Departments of Colombia | South America geography stubs ... Córdoba Department, on the banks of the Sinú River.


The city and the region are famous for their distinctive cultural heritage, a Sui generis is a (post) Latin expression, literally meaning of its own gender/genus or unique in its characteristics. The expression was effectively created by scholastic philosophy to indicate an idea, an entity or a reality that cannot be included in a wider concept, and in the structure genus >... sui generis blend of indigenous Zenu and U'wa cultures, The Spanish people or Spaniards are an ethnic group native to Spain, in southwestern Europe, who are primarily descended from the autochthonous pre-Indo-European Euskaldunak, Latin, Visigothic, Celtic and Moorish peoples. They are most commonly associated with the Spanish language. There are around 31.6 million people native speakers... Spanish and most recently, For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). There are three factors which may assist to varying degrees in determining whether someone is considered Arab or not: Political: whether they live in a country which is a member of the Arab League (or, more vaguely, the Arab World); this definition covers more... Arab influences. Home of the sombrero vueltiao, a national symbol; also gravity centre of the Porro folkloric music scene.


An inland river port, the city once had a consular representation of The French Republic or France ( French (Français) Spoken in: The French Republic or France ( French (Fran ais) Spoken in: France and 53 other countries Region: Europe Total speakers: 128 million Ranking: 11 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Italic   Romance    Italo-Western   ... France, and was part of Bolívar is a This article is part of the series: Administrative divisions of France Regional level Régions Régions doutre-mer Departmental level Départements Départements doutre-mer Arrondissement level Arrondissements Cantonal level Cantons Communal level Communes Communautés urbaines Communautés dagglomération Communautés... Bolívar Department (the grand Bolivar), until presidential Decree is an order that has the force of law. The word decree is often used as a derogative term for any authoritarian decision. See also rule by decree. France The word decree (décret) is used as a technical term to describe the executive decisions from the President or... decree of 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. Years: 1950 1951 1952 - 1953 - 1954 1955 1956 Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1953 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics... 1953.


Navegability of the Sinú River is limited, and the city's economy now depends on Cattle Cow with calf Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Bovinae Genus: Bos Species: taurus Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat (called... cattle, Timber is a term used to describe clusters of trees. It is also used to describe wood throughout its processing from the time it is cut down to the time it is used as a structural material. The word timber is also used as an exclamation when a tree falls... timber and tagua nuts commerce. The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. Materials commonly recovered by mining include bauxite, coal... Mining activity has risen in the last decades, and now the city is an important exporter of Marble This page is about the metamorphic rock. For the game with little glass spheres - see marbles. Marble is metamorphosed limestone, composed of fairly pure calcite (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3). It is extensively used for sculpture, as a building material, and in many other applications. Faux marble... marble, Limey shale overlaid by limestone. Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate). The primary source of this calcite is usually marine organisms. These organisms secrete shells that settle out of the water column and are deposited on ocean floors as pelagic ooze... limestone, Lime has several meanings: Agricultural lime - a mineral soil additive Calcium oxide (also quicklime) - a chemical compound Calcium hydroxide (also slaked lime) - a chemical compound Lime (fruit) - a Citrus tree with a green fruit similar to a lemon, and the fruit of that tree. Australian lime - six small Citrus species... lime and In the general sense, a cement is any material with adhesive properties. The term cement is also commonly used to refer more specifically to powdered materials which develop strong adhesive qualities when combined with water. These materials are more properly known as hydraulic cements. Gypsum plaster, common lime, hydraulic limes... cement. Pacific White Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacean Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Suborder: Natantia Suborders Not necessary complete list: Aristeidae Penaeidae Sergestidae Sicyoniidae Solenoceridae Nematocarcinidae Atyidae Pasiphaeoidae Rhynocinetidae Campylonotidae Palaemonidae Alpheidae Ogyrididae Hippolytidae Proussidae Pandalidae Crangonidae True shrimp are small, swimming, decapod crustaceans usually classified... Shrimp production is an increasingly important sector as well. Commerce and This article is about the element nickel. See also nickel (U.S. coin) and nickel (Canadian coin). cobalt – nickel – copper Ni Pd       Full table General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10 , 4 , d Density, Hardness 8908... nickel export from the Cerro Matoso mine, the largest nickel mine in the The Americas (sometimes referred to as America) is the area including the land mass located between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, generally divided into North America and South America. The term also usually includes the Caribbean, the islands in and around the Greenland, though not Iceland, for cultural... Americas, plays an important role in the economy too.


Home of the University of Córdoba (-1... 1966), the city has one of the highest alfabetism rates in the country, and one of the highest tertiary-education enrollment indexes of the nation.


Population (2002 estimate) 387,512. Montería,is a city in northern Colombia, 400km to the interior from the caribbean coast, capital of Córdoba Department, on the banks of the Sinú River. The city and the region are famous for their distinctive cultural heritage, a sui generis blend of indigenous Zenu and Uwa... en:Monteria


 

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