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Cumbres De Monterrey National Park
The Cumbres de Monterrey ( es, Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey, ; English: "Summits of Monterrey") is a national park of Mexico located in the northern portion of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the states of Nuevo León and Coahuila, near the city of Monterrey. The park protects more than of rugged terrain boasting deep canyons, rivers, waterfalls, and scenic mountain peaks, including the Cerro de la Silla ("Saddle Mountain"), part of Monterrey's famous skyline. The park was created in 1939 under president Lázaro Cárdenas to protect the native flora and fauna against the spreading urbanization of the city of Monterrey. The cool pine-oak forests with winding trails through the mountains make this park a popular escape from the nearby metropolis. History There are numerous indigenous paintings and stone carvings throughout the park that have proven humans have inhabited the area for thousands of years. Before the Spanish colonial period, different groups of Chichimeca inhabit ...
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Cerro De La Silla
The Cerro de la Silla is a mountain and natural monument located within the metropolitan area of the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, in northeastern Mexico. Named for its distinctive saddle-shaped profile when viewed from the west, it is a well-known symbol of the city of Monterrey, despite being located in the adjacent municipality of Guadalupe. It covers an area of 60.5 square kilometres (23 mi²). The mountain has four peaks: Pico Antena, Pico Norte, Pico Sur and Pico la Virgen; Pico Norte (North Peak) is the highest at 1820 m (5970 ft) while Pico la Virgen (Virgin's Peak) is the lowest at 1750 m (5740 ft). Set aside as a natural monument by the Mexican government in 1991, the mountain, or ''hill'', as mountains are often referred to in Mexico, is a popular recreational area and is often climbed by hikers who take a 5.3 km (3.3 mi) trail to reach the top. The ascent is considered to be fairly difficult, taking approximately 3 hours ...
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Laramide Orogeny
The Laramide orogeny was a time period of mountain building in western North America, which started in the Late Cretaceous, 70 to 80 million years ago, and ended 35 to 55 million years ago. The exact duration and ages of beginning and end of the orogeny are in dispute. The Laramide orogeny occurred in a series of pulses, with quiescent phases intervening. The major feature that was created by this orogeny was deep-seated, thick-skinned deformation, with evidence of this orogeny found from Canada to northern Mexico, with the easternmost extent of the mountain-building represented by the Black Hills of South Dakota. The phenomenon is named for the Laramie Mountains of eastern Wyoming. The Laramide orogeny is sometimes confused with the Sevier orogeny, which partially overlapped in time and space. The orogeny is commonly attributed to events off the west coast of North America, where the Kula Plate, Kula and Farallon Plates were sliding under the North American plate. Most hypothes ...
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Pinus Pseudostrobus Var Apulcensis 2
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts 187 species names of pines as current, together with more synonyms. The American Conifer Society (ACS) and the Royal Horticultural Society accept 121 species. Pines are commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere. ''Pine'' may also refer to the lumber derived from pine trees; it is one of the more extensively used types of lumber. The pine family is the largest conifer family and there are currently 818 named cultivars (or trinomials) recognized by the ACS. Description Pine trees are evergreen, coniferous resinous trees (or, rarely, shrubs) growing tall, with the majority of species reaching tall. The smallest are Siberian dwarf pine and Potosi pinyon, and the tallest is an tall ponderosa pine located in southern Oregon's Rogue Riv ...
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Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notably in 1918 and 1936. Later, the climatologist Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981) introduced some changes to the classification system, which is thus sometimes called the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system. The Köppen climate classification divides climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on seasonal precipitation and temperature patterns. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (temperate), ''D'' (continental), and ''E'' (polar). Each group and subgroup is represented by a letter. All climates are assigned a main group (the first letter). All climates except for those in the ''E'' group are assigned a seasonal precipitation subgroup (the second letter). For example, ''Af'' indi ...
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Natural Resources Protection Areas Of Mexico
Mexico's Natural resources protection areas (or ''Áreas de Protección de Recursos Naturales'' in Spanish) are nine federally-recognized protected areas in Mexico that are administrated by the federal National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (''Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas'', or CONANP).UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Mexico from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 6 September 2021/ref> They are critical natural resources that are preserved and protected, such as water sources and important forest areas. List of natural resources protection areas The nine areas are: * Las Huertas (1.67 km2) in Colima * Zona Protectora Forestal Vedada Cuenca Hidrográfica del Río Necaxa (421.29 km2) in Puebla * Zona Protectora Forestal los terrenos constitutivos de las cuencas de los ríos Valle de Bravo, Malacatepec, Tilostoc y Temascaltepec (1,402.34 km2) in Estado de Mexico * Cuenca Alimentadora del Distrito Nacional de Riego 004 Don Mart ...
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Cuenca Alimentadora Del Distrito Nacional De Riego 026 Bajo Río San Juan
The Cuenca Alimentadora del Distrito Nacional de Riego 026 Bajo Río San Juan is a protected area in northeastern Mexico. It extends over part of the northern Sierra Madre Occidental, near the cities of Monterrey and Saltillo. Geography The protected area covers an area of 1971.57 km2, which includes much of the northern Sierra Madre Oriental. It adjoins Cumbres de Monterrey National Park to the north, Serranía de Zapalinamé ecological reserve to the west, and Cerro el Potosí ecological reserve on the southeast. The protected area protects the headwaters of the San Juan River, which supplies water to the Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Mexico's second most populous, and the agricultural lower Rio Grande valley. Flora and fauna The natural vegetation is pine–oak forest at higher elevations. pines and/or oaks are the dominant trees, forming dense forests or open woodlands. There are also groves of oyamel fir ('' Abies vejarii'') and Mexican Douglas-fir ''Pseudotsuga ...
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Cascada De Chipitín
Cascada (, Spanish for "Waterfall", stylized as CASCADA, CASC''A''DA and cascada) is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou. They are best known for their hit singles " Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", " Evacuate the Dancefloor", and "Miracle". Cascada represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden with " Glorious". While being one of the most successful acts of the dance music genre itself, Cascada was named as the 3rd most successful German act of the 21st century. In 2010, Cascada's music was the second most downloaded of all time in the dance category after David Guetta. In 2018, Cascada had more than a billion views on YouTube including over 100 million views for their hit " Everytime We Touch". Music career 2004–2005: Early career When Natalie Horler was 17 in 1998, she was doing studio work for various DJs. Eventually, she met Yanou and DJ Manian. At that time Y ...
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Cola De Caballo
Cola de Caballo (Spanish, 'Horse Tail') is a waterfall about 25 m (25 mi), in the town of Villa de Santiago, Nuevo León. It is open to the public and is accessible via a walking path. References Entry at MonterreyVirtual(Spanish) Nuevo Leon Nuevo is the Spanish word for "new". It may refer to: * Nuevo, California, a town in the state of California * Nuevo (band), featuring singer and musician Peter Godwin * Nuevo (Bayamón), a settlement in Puerto Rico * "Nuevo", Spanish-language vers ... Landforms of Nuevo León Tourist attractions in Nuevo León Fan waterfalls {{NuevoLeón-geo-stub ...
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Laguna De Labradores
Laguna (Italian and Spanish for lagoon) may refer to: People * Abe Laguna (born 1992), American DJ known as Ookay * Andrés Laguna (1499–1559), Spanish physician, pharmacologist, and botanist * Ana Laguna (born 1955), Spanish-Swedish ballet dancer, court dancer and professor * Benjamín Máximo Laguna y Villanueva (1822–1902), Spanish forester * Frederica de Laguna (1906–2004), American anthropologist * Fábio Laguna (born 1977), Brazilian keyboardist * Grace de Laguna (1878–1978), American philosopher * Ieva Lagūna (born 1990), Latvian model * Jorge Laguna (born 1993), Mexican footballer * José Dapena Laguna (1912–1991), Puerto Rican politician - mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico * José Durand Laguna (1889–1958), Argentine football manager * Justo Oscar Laguna (1929–2011), Argentinian bishop * Kenny Laguna (born 1948), American songwriter and record producer * Ricardo Laguna (born 1982), Mexican-American professional BMX rider and television personality * Theodore de ...
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Abseiling
Abseiling ( ; ), also known as rappelling ( ; ), is the controlled descent of a steep slope, such as a rock face, by moving down a rope. When abseiling the person descending controls their own movement down the rope, in contrast to Belaying, lowering off in which the rope attached to the person descending is paid out by their belayer. This technique is used by Climbing, climbers, mountaineers, Caving, cavers, Canyoning, canyoners, search and rescue and rope access technicians to descend cliffs or slopes when they are too steep and/or dangerous to descend without protection. Many climbers use this technique to protect established Anchor (climbing), anchors from damage. Rope access technicians also use this as a method to access difficult-to-reach areas from above for various industrial applications like maintenance, construction, inspection and welding. To descend safely, abseilers use a variety of techniques to increase the friction on the rope to the point where it can ...
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Cenote
A cenote ( or ; ) is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater. The regional term is specifically associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where cenotes were commonly used for water supplies by the ancient Maya, and occasionally for sacrificial offerings. The term derives from a word used by the lowland Yucatec Maya——to refer to any location with accessible groundwater. Similar rock-sided sinkholes like cenotes are common geological forms in low-altitude regions, particularly on islands, coastlines, and platforms with young post-Paleozoic limestone with little soil development. The term ''cenote'' has also been used to describe similar karst features in other countries such as Cuba and Australia. Definition and description Cenotes are surface connections to subterranean water bodies. While the best-known cenotes are large open-water pools measuring tens of meters in diameter, such as those at Chichen It ...
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Pozo Del Gavilán
Pozo may refer to: People * Alejandro Pozo (born 1999), Spanish footballer * Angelica Pozo, American clay artist * Arnulfo Pozo (born 1945), Ecuadorian cyclist * Arquimedez Pozo (born 1973), Dominican baseball player * Chano Pozo (1915–1948), Cuban jazz musician * Chino Pozo (1915–1980), Cuban drummer * Diego Pozo (born 1978), Argentine footballer * Hipólito Pozo (born 1941), Ecuadorian cyclist * Iván Pozo (born 1978), Spanish boxer * José Ángel Pozo (born 1996), Spanish footballer * Juan Carlos Pozo (born 1981), Spanish footballer * Luz Pozo Garza (1922-2020), Spanish poet * Mauricio Pozo (other) * Octavio Pozo (born 1983), Chilean footballer * Pablo Pozo (born 1973), Chilean football referee * Pedro Pozo (fl. 1810), Spanish painter * Rubén Pozo (born 1975), Spanish musician Places * Pozo, California, an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County * Pozo Izquierdo, a small town on the island of Gran Canaria * El Pozo, Sinaloa, Mexico * El Pozo railway s ...
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