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Manzanillo Bay, Panama
Manzanillo or ''manzanillo'' (Spanish for "little apple", literally) may refer to: *Manzanillo, Colima, a city in Mexico **Manzanillo Municipality, Colima, the surrounding municipality *Manzanillo, Cuba, a city * Manzanillo Port, a port in Dominican Republic *Manzanillo, Valladolid, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain *Manzanillo Bay, a bay on the Atlantic coast of Panama, near the eastern entrance to the Panama Canal **Manzanillo Island, a small island in that bay **Manzanillo International Terminal, a port terminal on that bay * Manzanillo, Limón, Costa Rica, a fishing village in the south-east of Costa Rica, on the Caribbean Sea coast *Manzanillo, a nickname given to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after Ita ... Rafaelo in an e ... [...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] |
Manzanillo, Colima
Manzanillo () is a city and seat of Manzanillo Municipality, in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port, responsible for handling Pacific cargo for the Mexico City area. It is the largest-producing municipality for the business sector and tourism in the small state of Colima. The city has been referred to as the "sailfish capital of the world". Since 1957, it has hosted national and international fishing competitions, such as the Dorsey Tournament.Manzanillo info at visitmexico.com . Ritrieved 5 August 2011. Manzanillo has developed as a destination for . History |
Manzanillo Municipality, Colima
Manzanillo is a municipality (Mexico), municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. The municipal seat lies at Manzanillo, Colima, Manzanillo. The municipality covers an area of , which also includes the remote Revillagigedo Islands. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 161,420. Government Municipal presidents References Municipalities of Colima Revillagigedo Islands {{Colima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo, Cuba
Manzanillo is a municipality and city in the Granma Province of Cuba. By population, it is the 14th-largest Cuban city and the most populated one not being a provincial seat. Geography It is a port city in the Granma Province in eastern Cuba on the Gulf of Guacanayabo, near the delta of the Cauto River. Access by sea is limited by the coral reefs of Cayo Perla. The municipality is divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Cuarto, Quinto y Sexto (part of the city of Manzanillo), as well as the rural communities of Blanquizal, Calicito, Canabacoa, Caño, Ceiba Caridad, Congo, Jibacoa, Palmas Altas, Purial, Remate, Tranquilidad and Zarzal. History Manzanillo was founded in 1784. The settlement was sacked by the French in 1792, and in the following year a fort was built for its protection. In 1833 it received an ''ayuntamiento'' (council) and in 1837, for its “loyalty” in not following the lead of Santiago in proclaiming the Spanish Constitution, received from the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo Port
Manzanillo Port is located in Manzanillo, Monte Cristi Province, Dominican Republic. It is very close to the border with Haiti. Overview Port of Manzanillo was built in the 1950s by the Dominican Fruit Company (La Grenada), a North American company dedicated to export bananas and other minor fruits of the country. This harbor currently is under a leasing-trade for its reconstruction and still been supervised by the Dominican Port Authority. Its operations are based on deplaning clinker, material for concrete, exportation of domestic products such as animals, fruits and food to Europe and sometimes general cargo and container cargo operations. Port information * Location: * Local time: UTC−4 * Weather/climate/prevailing winds: From May 15 until September 15 * Climate: mostly sunny, tropical. Hurricane season runs from June to November * Prevailing winds: direction ENE–ESE * Average temperature range: 28–30 °C. See also * List of ports and harbours of the Atl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo, Valladolid
Manzanillo is a village in Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 67 people. References {{Valladolid-geo-stub Populated places in the Province of Valladolid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo Bay
Manzanillo or ''manzanillo'' (Spanish for "little apple", literally) may refer to: *Manzanillo, Colima, a city in Mexico **Manzanillo Municipality, Colima, the surrounding municipality *Manzanillo, Cuba, a city *Manzanillo Port, a port in Dominican Republic *Manzanillo, Valladolid, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain *Manzanillo Bay, a bay on the Atlantic coast of Panama, near the eastern entrance to the Panama Canal **Manzanillo Island, a small island in that bay **Manzanillo International Terminal, a port terminal on that bay * Manzanillo, Limón, Costa Rica, a fishing village in the south-east of Costa Rica, on the Caribbean Sea coast *Manzanillo, a nickname given to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after Ita ... Rafaelo in an ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal ( es, Canal de Panamá, link=no) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduces the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage or Strait of Magellan and the even less popular route through the Arctic Archipelago and the Bering Strait. Colombia, France, and later the United States controlled the territory surrounding the canal during construction. France began work on the canal in 1881, but stopped because of lack of investors' confidence due to engineering problems and a high worker mortality rate. The United States took over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo Island
Manzanillo or ''manzanillo'' (Spanish for "little apple", literally) may refer to: *Manzanillo, Colima, a city in Mexico **Manzanillo Municipality, Colima, the surrounding municipality *Manzanillo, Cuba, a city *Manzanillo Port, a port in Dominican Republic *Manzanillo, Valladolid, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain *Manzanillo Bay, a bay on the Atlantic coast of Panama, near the eastern entrance to the Panama Canal **Manzanillo Island, a small island in that bay **Manzanillo International Terminal, a port terminal on that bay * Manzanillo, Limón, Costa Rica, a fishing village in the south-east of Costa Rica, on the Caribbean Sea coast *Manzanillo, a nickname given to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after Ita ... Rafaelo in an ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo International Terminal
Manzanillo International Terminal (abbreviation: MIT, UN/LOCODE: PAMIT) is located east of the Atlantic opening of the Panama Canal on Manzanillo Bay, Colón Province, Panama. MIT is a distribution center for cargo destined for cities within Panama and nearby countries in Central America and the Caribbean. It is one of the largest container transshipment terminals in the region and has direct access into the Colón Free Trade Zone (CFZ). MIT, has multimodal operations including container input and output from rail, vessel and gate operations. History The project area, known as South Coco Solo, was a US Navy seaplane base during the World War II era. The base reverted to Panama under the Torrijos–Carter Treaties of 1977. During the 1980s, the area was used as a storage facility and distribution center for vehicles for Latin America. To avoid the costs and logistics associated with moving cars to and from Cristóbal, it was decided to build a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) berth at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after Italian Renaissance artists) trained in ninjutsu who fight evil in New York City. Supporting characters include the turtles' rat sensei Splinter, their human friends April O'Neil and Casey Jones, and enemies such as Baxter Stockman, Krang, and their archenemy, the Shredder. The franchise began as a comic book, ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', which Eastman and Laird conceived as a parody of elements popular in superhero comics at the time. The first issue was published in 1984 by Eastman and Laird's company Mirage Studios and was a surprise success. In 1987, Eastman and Laird licensed the characters to Playmates Toys, which developed a line of ''Turtles'' action figures. About US$1.1 billion of ''Turtles'' toys were sold between 1988 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
