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Encantada (other)
Encantada ( Spanish and Portuguese for "charmed" or " enchanted") may refer to: * Encantada, Texas, a census-designated place near Brownsville, Texas, USA * Encantada, Mexico, a village in Coahuila, Mexico * Casa Encantada, a famously expensive estate in Los Angeles, California, USA * Hearst Castle, formerly known as La Cuesta Encantada, in San Simeon, California, USA * La Encantada, a shopping center in Tucson, Arizona, USA * La Encantada, Colón, a corregimiento in Panama * La Encantada, a silver mine near Coahuila, Mexico, operated by First Majestic Silver * La Encantada, a spirit in Spanish mythology and legend * Las Incantadas, a group of Roman sculptures originally in Salonica, now in the Louvre * Anito, a spirit in Philippine mythology and legend, also known as La Encantada * Isla Encantada, an island near Baja California, Mexico * Sierra la Encantada, a mountain range in Coahuila, Mexico * Ciudad Encantada, a geological site near Cuenca, Spain * Ciudad Encantada d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra La Encantada
Sierra (Spanish for " mountain range" and " saw", from Latin ''serra'') may refer to the following: Places Mountains and mountain ranges * Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico * Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range in Andalusia, Spain * Sierra Madre (other), various mountain ranges ** Sierra Madre (Philippines), a mountain range in the east of Luzon, Philippines * Sierra mountains (other) * Sierra Nevada, a mountain range in the U.S. states of California and Nevada * Sierra Nevada (Spain), a mountain range in Andalusia, Spain * Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico * Sierra Maestra, a mountain range in Cuba Other places Africa * Sierra Leone, a country located on the coast of West Africa Asia * Sierra Bullones, Bohol, Philippines Europe * Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain), Andalusia, Spain * Sierra Nevada Observatory, Granada, Spain North America * High Sierra Trail, California, Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lendas Encantadas
''Lendas Encantadas'' is the fourth album by Brazilian progressive rock band Apocalypse. It's a reissue of their first work (available in LP format only, titled ''Apocalypse'') with all lyrics in Portuguese. The difference is that one track was completely re-recorded ("Sozinho, Perdido Dentro de Mim") and the guitar parts are added to this CD. Three bonus tracks recorded in 1992–1993 ("Mesmo que não Haja Nada", "Levando a Vida" and "Chamando por Ajuda – Crying for Help – Portuguese version") were also included. Track listing # Miragem # Virada do Século # Sombra do Meu Ser # Sentinela # Luzes da Vida # Sozinho Perdido Dentro de Mim # Caçador de Máquinas # Mesmo que não Haja Nada # Chamando por Ajuda # Levando a Vida Personnel * Eloy Fritsch: Piano, organ, moog, Vocoder, vocals * Ruy Fritsch: Electric and acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rancho Encantada, San Diego
Rancho Encantada (also known as Stonebridge Estates) is a suburban neighborhood in San Diego, California, United States. It is bordered by the City of Poway to the north, the San Diego neighborhood of Scripps Ranch to the west, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to the south, and unincorporated and undeveloped San Diego County to the east. Rancho Encantada, like Miramar Ranch North, is often considered a part of Scripps Ranch Scripps Ranch is a community of San Diego, California in the northeastern part of that city. Its ZIP code is 92131. It is located east of Interstate 15, north of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and south of Poway. Scripps Ranch is a coastal/i ...; it is included in the Scripps Ranch Planning Group, the Scripps Ranch Civic Association (SRCA) and most Scripps Ranch community activities. It includes the following tracts: Calabria, Serenity, Sanctuary, Scripps Preserve, Viscaya, Montoro, Bellasario, Toll Brothers (Viewpoint was to be custom homes; however, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagoa Encantada E Rio Almada Environmental Protection Area
The Lagoa Encantada e Rio Almada Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental da Lagoa Encantada e Rio Almada) is an environmental protection area in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Location The Lagoa Encantada e Rio Almada Environmental Protection Area covers lands to the north and south of the Almada River in Bahia. It has an area of , and protects part of the Almada River basin. It covers the northern coast of the municipality of Ilhéus, and parts of the municipalities of Uruçuca, Itajuípe, Coaraci and Almadina on the south coast of Bahia. The reserve is named for a beautiful lagoon, the Lagoa Encantada, that is formed by the Pipite and Caldeiras rivers. It has areas of Atlantic Forest, with waterfalls, springs and caves, and a has ''restingas'' and mangroves on the Atlantic coast. The APA is threatened by water pollution from sewage and garbage, since most of the communities have no sanitation. There are irregular settlements of squatters in the coastal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchanted Moura
The Enchanted moura or (enchanted female Mouros) is a supernatural being from the fairy tales of Portuguese and Galician folklore. Very beautiful and seductive, she lives under an imposed occult spell. Shapeshifters, the occupy liminal spaces and are builders with stone of formidable strength. Appearance The enchanted Moura often appears singing and using a golden comb on her beautiful long hair, the colour of gold or black as the night, promising to give treasures to whomsoever sets her free by breaking her spell. (In Galicia, though, they are more commonly redheads.) Enchantment According to José Leite de Vasconcelos, ''mouras encantadas'' are “''beings compelled by an occult power to live on a certain state of siege as if they were numb or asleep, insofar as a particular circumstance does not break their spell''”. According to ancient lore, they are the souls of young maidens who were left guarding the treasures that the males, '' mouros encantados'' (enchanted mour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encantadas (orchestral Work)
''The Encantadas'' is an orchestral composition written by the American composer Tobias Picker in 1984 for the Albany Symphony Orchestra. History Drawn from Herman Melville's descriptions of the Galapagos Islands, ''The Encantadas'' was commissioned by the Albany Academy in celebration of its 175th anniversary. It was premiered by the Albany Symphony Orchestra on October 14th and 15th, 1983, at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall and the Albany Palace Theatre with Michael Arkin as Narrator, conducted by Julius Hegyi. ''The Encantadas'' has been recorded by the Houston Symphony, with Christoph Eschenbach as conductor and John Gielgud as narrator, as well as by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, led by Giancarlo Guerrero Giancarlo Guerrero (born 1969) is a Costa Rican, Nicaraguan-born, US-based music director. He is the music director of the Nashville Symphony in Nashville, Tennessee. Guerrero is also Music Director of the Wrocław Philharmonic at the National Fo .... Mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encantadas
"The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles" is a novella by American author Herman Melville. First published in ''Putnam's Magazine'' in 1854, it consists of ten philosophical "Sketches" on the Encantadas, or Galápagos Islands. It was collected in '' The Piazza Tales'' in 1856. ''The Encantadas'' was a success with the criticsBranch, ''Herman Melville, the Critical Heritage.'' p. 35. and contains some of Melville's "most memorable prose". Plot An anonymous narrator unites the ten disparate "Sketches", each of which begin with a few lines of poetry, mostly taken from Edmund Spenser's ''The Faerie Queene''. All of the stories are replete with symbolism reinforcing the cruelty of life on the Encantadas. "Sketch First" is a description of the islands; though they are the Enchanted Isles they are depicted as desolate and hellish. "Sketch Second" is a meditation on the narrator's encounter with ancient Galápagos tortoises, while "Sketch Third" concerns the narrator's trip up the enormous to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are part of the Republic of Ecuador. Located west of continental Ecuador, the islands are known for their large number of endemic species that were studied by Charles Darwin during the second voyage of HMS ''Beagle''. His observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection. The Galápagos Islands and their surrounding waters form the Galápagos Province of Ecuador, the Galápagos National Park, and the Galápagos Marine Reserve. The principal language on the islands is Spanish. The islands have a population of slightly over 25,000. The first recorded visit to the islands happened by chance in 1535, when Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the Bishop of Panamá, was surprised to find this undiscovered land on a vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Locsin
Agnes Dakudao Locsin is a Filipino Choreography (dance), dance choreographer who is recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines. Early life and education Agnes Dakudao Locsin was born in Davao City on September 28, 1957. Her mother is Carmen Dakudao Locsin who founded the Locsin Dance Workshop in her hometown. She attended the Philippine Women's University for her elementary and high school studies. For her collegiate studies, she entered Ateneo de Davao University where she earned her bachelor's degree in English. She also went to the United States where she studied at the Ohio State University (OSU) to obtain a master's degree in dance. Career Locsin as an Ateneo de Davao student in the late 1970s, collaborated with artists Joey Ayala and Al Santos for the rock opera, ''Sa Bundok ng Apo'', as a choreographer for Ayala's music and Santos' lyrics. They would collaborate again in ''Encantada''. She is known for developing the "neo-ethnic" Filipino dance choreography whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picacho Del Diablo
('Devil's Peak') is the highest peak on the Baja California peninsula, measuring . It is alternately called , meaning 'Hill of the Enchanted' or 'Hill of the Bewitched'. The peak is located in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, a part of the Peninsular Ranges in the Mexican state of Baja California. Climate The peak has either a cold-summer Mediterranean climate (''Csc'') or a Mediterranean-influenced subarctic climate (''Dsc'')in the Köppen climate classification depending whether the threshold for those climates is considered 0°C or -3°C . See also * List of mountains in Mexico * Mountain peaks of North America * List of Ultras of Mexico References Mountain peaks of Ensenada Municipality Mountains of Baja California • In typography, a bullet or bullet point, , is a typographical symbol or glyph used to introduce items in a list. For example: *Point 1 *Point 2 *Point 3 The bullet symbol may take any of a variety of shapes, such as circular, square, diam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra Encantada
Terra Encantada was an amusement park in Barra da Tijuca, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which operated from 1998 to 2010. The 200-sq. kilometer park was themed to the people and festivals of Culture of Brazil, Brazilian culture, as well as the origins of Brazilian culture: indigenous, African and European. History The park planned to have more than 60 dining options, including a Planet Hollywood location. Investments reached $220 million USD and the park received funding from the National Bank for Economic Development. More than 12 thousand people would be employed directly and indirectly and 20 thousand people were expected to visit the park every day. Revenue was expected to be about $30 million monthly. However, many of these plans would not pan out. The park's opening was delayed twice, from its original date on October 12, 1997 to December 15 and eventually to January 15, 1998. Upon its opening, not all of the attractions were open. The first visitors, disappoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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