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Carrasco Village
Carrasco may refer to: Places ;Bolivia * Carrasco Province, Cochabamba, a province of Cochabamba Department, Bolivia *Carrasco National Park, a national park in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia ;Brazil *Carrasco Bonito, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Tocantins ;Dominican Republic * Carrasco, Dominican Republic, a village in north-central Dominican Republic ;Panama * Carrasco, Panama, a village in western Panama ;Uruguay *Arroyo Carrasco, a creek separating Canelones Department and Montevideo Department, Uruguay *Barra de Carrasco, a seaside town of Canelones Department, Uruguay *Carrasco, Montevideo, a seaside suburb of Montevideo, Uruguay *Carrasco International Airport, the largest airport in Uruguay *Carrasco Norte, a neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay *Parque Carrasco, a neighbourhood of Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay *Paso Carrasco, a city in Canelones Department, Uruguay *San José de Carrasco, a neighbourhood of Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay ;India * Carrasco Village, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrasco Province, Cochabamba
Carrasco is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Totora. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision Carrasco Province is divided into six municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. Entre RÃos Municipality was created in 2004. The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. There are also groups of Yuracaré along Chapare River in the municipalities Chimoré and Puerto Villarroel. Languages The languages spoken in the Carrasco Province are mainly Quechua and Spanish. The following table shows the number of those belonging to the recognized group of speakers.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/departamental/fichas/ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo Visitor attractions Carrasco National Park and the archaeological site of Inkallaqta Inkallaqta (Quechua ''inka'' Inca, ''llaqta'' place (village, town, city, country, nation), "Inca place", Hispa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parque Carrasco
Parque Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay. Location This resort is located near Montevideo, on the RÃo de la Plata coast. It became part of Ciudad de la Costa Ciudad de la Costa is a city in Canelones Department of Uruguay, on the banks of the RÃo de la Plata between the streams Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando. It is considered an extension of the metropolitan area of Montevideo which it borders to th ... on 19 October 1994, upon foundation of the city. Population In 2011 Parque Carrasco had a population of 8,628. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica de Uruguay'' Street map References External linksINE map of Colonia Nicolich, Paso Carrasco, Carrasco Int.Airport, and parts of the municipality of Ciudad de la Costa (incl. Parque Carrasco) Ciudad de la Costa {{Canelones-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrasco Polo Club
Carrasco Polo Club is a Uruguayan sports club from the Carrasco, Montevideo, Carrasco neighbourhood of Montevideo. Its name references directly the polo team and the fact that Carrasco has one of Uruguay's leading equestrian centres. Apart from polo, the club hosts a large variety of sports, such as equitation, field hockey, association football, football, rugby union and tennis. The rugby union team currently competes in Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby, Campeonato Uruguayo, the first division of Uruguayan league system. Carrasco Polo is the most successful rugby club of Uruguay, with 28 championships won. The club's main rival is Old Christians Club, Old Christians. History Carrasco Polo Club was founded as an equestrianism, equestrian club in 1933 by 40 former members of recently dissolved Montevideo Polo Club, that had been established 3 years earlier. The first president designed by an assembly was Pedro Barcia, who led the club until 1944. Between 1949 and 1952 Carrasco Polo bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrasco (surname)
Carrasco is a Spanish, Portuguese and Galician surname. It derives from a Spanish word meaning ‘ holm oak’ (originally from the Latin ''cerrus'', from a pre-Roman Celtiberian word). (This book is cited at Ancestry.com’s page for Carrasc Notable people with the surname include: *Ada Carrasco (1912–1994), Mexican actress *Angela Carrasco (born 1954), Dominican singer * Berna Carrasco Araya (1914–2013), Chilean chess master * Carlos Carrasco (actor) (born 1948), Panamanian-American actor *Carlos Carrasco (baseball) (born 1987) American baseball player * D. J. Carrasco (born 1977), American baseball player *David Carrasco (born 1949), American scholar of Mesoamerican religions *Eduardo Carrasco (born 1940), Chilean musician and professor of philosophy * Eduardo Carrasco (footballer) (born 1972), Swiss footballer *Erik Carrasco (born 1983), Chilean basketball player * Ezequiel Carrasco (born 2002), Canadian soccer player *Felix Carrasco (born 1955), Mexican-Austrian conductor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrasco Village
Carrasco may refer to: Places ;Bolivia * Carrasco Province, Cochabamba, a province of Cochabamba Department, Bolivia *Carrasco National Park, a national park in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia ;Brazil *Carrasco Bonito, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Tocantins ;Dominican Republic * Carrasco, Dominican Republic, a village in north-central Dominican Republic ;Panama * Carrasco, Panama, a village in western Panama ;Uruguay *Arroyo Carrasco, a creek separating Canelones Department and Montevideo Department, Uruguay *Barra de Carrasco, a seaside town of Canelones Department, Uruguay *Carrasco, Montevideo, a seaside suburb of Montevideo, Uruguay *Carrasco International Airport, the largest airport in Uruguay *Carrasco Norte, a neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay *Parque Carrasco, a neighbourhood of Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay *Paso Carrasco, a city in Canelones Department, Uruguay *San José de Carrasco, a neighbourhood of Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay ;India * Carrasco Village, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San José De Carrasco
San José de Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay. Location This resort is located on the western area of Ciudad de la Costa, between the kilometers 20 and 21 on the Avenida Luis Giannattasio ( Giannattasio Avenue) from the centre of Montevideo. Its limits are: Cruz del Sur street on the west, which separates San José de Carrasco from Shangrila neighborhood; Buenos Aires street on the east, which separates it from Lagomar neighborhood; Rio de la Plata on the south, and Ruta Interbalnearia on the north. Population In 2011 San José de Carrasco had a population of 7,288. Source: ''Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica de Uruguay'' Transport The Coastal Avenue (Rambla Costanera) is divided by the long Avenida Luis Giannattasio, along which are concentrated the main commercial and service activities of the place. On the northern rim of the resort is the west-east Ruta Interbalnearia. Places of worship * Parish Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paso Carrasco
Paso de Carrasco or Paso Carrasco is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. Paso Carrasco is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and which includes also Barra de Carrasco and the area of the International Airport. Location The city is located on Route 106 (Camino Carrasco), east of the stream Arroyo Carrasco. Across this stream it borders the Montevideo Department, to the southeast it borders the Ciudad de la Costa, while to the northeast is the Carrasco International Airport. History On 15 October 1963 its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167. On 19 October 1994, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.608. Population According to the 2011 census, Paso Carrasco had a population of 15,908. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 19,775 for the municipality during the elections. The official site of the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' states now a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrasco Norte
Carrasco Norte is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location It borders Las Canteras to the west, Bañados de Carrasco to the north, the Canelones Department to the north and to the east, Carrasco to the south and Punta Gorda to the southwest. The Carrasco Creek separates this neighbourhood from Canelones Department. Educational facilities Many excellent private schools which are traditionally called "schools from Carrasco" are located here, among others: * Stella Maris College (Montevideo) * The British Schools of Montevideo Places of worship * St. Joseph of the Mountain Chapel, Cooper 2263 (Roman Catholic, Carmelites) * Armenian Evangelical Temple of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrasco National Park
Carrasco National Park is a national park in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It has a surface area of 6,226 square kilometers. More than 5,000 plant species have been registered in the area, placing the park among Bolivia's most biologically diverse. It is a protected area and people are prohibited from living inside the park. It was created on October 11, 1991. The park is a mountainous landscape of rivers, waterfalls, gentle valleys and deep canyons. It protects part of the Bolivian Yungas ecoregion. There is exuberant vegetation that protects and harbors several animals, plants and trees that are in danger of extinction. The park is located to the east of Cochabamba Department and extends along the provinces of Carrasco, Tiraque Tiraque is a location in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, and capital of the Tiraque Province Tiraque is a province in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. Its capital is Tiraque. Subdivision The province is divided into two muni ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrasco International Airport
Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport is the main international airport of Uruguay. It is the country's largest airport and is located in the Carrasco neighborhood of Montevideo. It has been cited as one of the most efficient and traveler-friendly airports in Latin America. The airport is named after Cesáreo L. Berisso, a pioneer of Uruguayan aviation, and it also hosts an air base of the Uruguayan Air Force. History The original passenger terminal was inaugurated in 1947. In 2003 the Uruguayan government transferred the administration, operation and maintenance of the airport to the private investment group Puerta del Sur S.A, which since then invested in several upgrades of the airport. On 3 February 2007, construction began on a new terminal parallel to Runway 06/24. Runway 01/19 was lengthened to and the former Runway 10/28 was permanently closed because the new terminal cuts across it. The new terminal, designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Vià ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrasco, Montevideo
Carrasco is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) in Montevideo, Uruguay. Located on the city's southeast coast, the barrio was originally an elegant seaside resort. However, it eventually became the city's most exclusive suburb. Carrasco is regarded as one of the most expensive barrios in Montevideo, and features a wide range of architectural styles. Location Carrasco borders Punta Gorda, Montevideo, Punta Gorda to the west, Carrasco Norte to the north, Canelones Department to the east and the coastline to the south. Part of the seafront avenue along Carrasco is named Rambla of Montevideo, Rambla Tomás Berreta and across it stretches the beach of Carrasco. Its main street Alfredo Arocena, named after its founder, ends at the beach. The Carrasco Creek separates this neighbourhood from Canelones Department. Education Although there are no universities in the area of Carrasco, this barrio (together with adjacent Carrasco Norte) is home to many independent schools including: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
