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Pampa De Achala
Pampa de Achala is a region that lies at the heart of the Sierras de Córdoba located within Sierras Pampeanas, and located in central-northwest of Argentina. It is a rugged area with little vegetation, lying over above sea level, and which has distinctive species, biome, ecology, terrain, relief and hydrography. The region is a regional water reserve, and the source of the vast majority of streams that run through the Córdoba Province, Argentina, Córdoba Province. Quebrada del Condorito National Park is in the region. Origin of the name The name for the area comes from the Quechua languages, Quechua language, and apparently refers to the original inhabitants of the region, the comechingones. There is no concrete data concerning the origin of the name, merely hypotheses. According to the dictionary of the ''Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua'', ''achala'' means 'fancy dress' or 'striking costume'. Many Quechan terms contain the word ''achala''. A similar word is ''achalay'', m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro Champaquí
Cerro Champaquí is a mountain located west of the Argentine province of Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba. It is the highest peak in the province, with a height of 2,770 meters. It is considered to be the second natural wonder of Cordoba from the ":es:Siete Maravillas de Córdoba, Seven Natural Wonders of Cordoba". Cerro Champaquí is located in the western-most point of the Sierras de Cordoba, which is known as the ''Sierras Grandes''. East of the mountain lies the ''Valle de Calamuchita.'' On the latter, Valle de Traslasierra lies west of the mountain. Cerro Champaquí and its surroundings belong to the Monumento Natural Champaquí. Topography Cerro Champaquí has moderately steep slopes to the west, with more gentle slopes on its eastern foothills. In the vicinity of the summit there is a small lake that freezes from late April to early August. This lake is believed to be the source of the mountain's name. In the indigenous language Comechingón, Champaqui means "''Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Alberto Department
San Alberto Department is a department of Córdoba Province, Argentina. It is composed by many municipalities and communes. Its main industry is tourism and it is visited by many people each summer. San Alberto includes cities and towns as Mina Clavero, Villa Cura Brochero and Nono. Settlements * Ámbul * Arroyo de Los Patos * Las Calles * Las Rabonas * Mina Clavero * Nono * Panaholma * San Lorenzo * San Pedro * San Vicente * Sauce Arriba * Villa Cura Brochero * Villa Sarmiento Villa Sarmiento is a locality in Morón Partido in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is home to 17,737 people and has an area of 2.55 km². History With the foundation of the Fomento Villa Progreso society on 4 April 1909, the locality ... References {{CórdobaAR-geo-stub Departments of Córdoba Province, Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Recalde (rally Driver)
Jorge Raúl Recalde (August 9, 1951 – March 10, 2001) was an Argentine rally driver born in Mina Clavero. Biography Recalde had a great knowledge of the roads of the Sierras de Córdoba, and began racing in 1970 in the "Turismo Mejorado" class. He won his first rally in 1971. Nicknamned ''El Cóndor de Traslasierra'', Recalde was an enthusiastic promoter of motorsports in the Córdoba region of Argentina. He was the only Argentine to have won the Rally Argentina, doing so in a Lancia Delta Integrale in 1988, also becoming the only Argentine and South American to win a World Rally Championship round. He won the event again in 1995, when it was part of the 2-litre world championship due to the WRC round rotation system. Recalde died of myocardial infarction while competing in the ninth edition of the Villa Dolores rally. On May 4, 2005, the Argentine National Congress The Congress of the Argentine Nation ( es, Congreso de la Nación Argentina) is the legislative branc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camino De Las Altas Cumbres
In the last years of the 1950s, it became clear that there was a need to modernize the old Suspension bridges road in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Increasing traffic and trade between the provinces of Cordoba Mendoza and San Juan needed new roads to expedite travelling times and decrease costs. At the same time, it was considered important to create a route linking the ports of the Atlantic with the Pacific through the Cordoba corridor. In 1956, President of Provincial Roads Engineer Laisseca said that it was inappropriate for the old road to be improved, but a new one should be built using the best modern technology. For this reason, during the administration of Governor Arturo Zanichelli, an aerial survey of that region of the Sierras Grandes was undertaken to map the topography. Roads were cut to enable surveyors to design the best route. The work Before starting to implement the project, it was necessary to open side routes to reach fixed sites and to build a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuesta Blanca
A cuesta (from Spanish ''cuesta'' "slope") is a hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other. In geology the term is more specifically applied to a ridge where a harder sedimentary rock overlies a softer layer, the whole being tilted somewhat from the horizontal. This results in a long and gentle backslope called a dip slope that conforms with the dip of resistant strata, called caprock. Where erosion has exposed the frontslope of this, a steep slope or escarpment occurs. The resulting terrain may be called scarpland. Definition In general usage, a cuesta is a hill or ridge with a gentle slope (backslope) on one side, and a steep slope (frontslope) on the other. The word is from Spanish: "flank or slope of a hill; hill, mount, sloping ground". In geology and geomorphology, cuesta refers specifically to an asymmetric ridge with a long and gentle backslope called a dip slope that conforms with the dip of a resistant stratum or strata, called c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayu Sumaj , village in Iran, also known as Mayu
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Mayu may refer to: * Mayu (given name), a feminine Japanese given name * Mayu (river), a river of Burma * Mayu Frontier District, a former administrative zone of Burma * Mayu Island (妈屿), Shantou, China * Mayu, Jinzhou, Hebei (马于镇), a town in southwestern Hebei, China * Mayu, Rui'an (马屿镇), a town in Rui'an, Zhejiang, China * Mayu Peninsula, a mountain range in Myanmar * Meyab, Razavi Khorasan , native_name_lang = fa , settlement_type = Village , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt = , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Icho Cruz
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes transferred to the Church for reuse as a monastery. Then they gradually re-evolved through the Middle Ages into elegant upper-class country homes. In the Early Modern period, any comfortable detached house with a garden near a city or town was likely to be described as a villa; most survivals have now been engulfed by suburbia. In modern parlance, "villa" can refer to various types and sizes of residences, ranging from the suburban semi-detached double villa to, in some countries, especially around the Mediterranean, residences of above average size in the countryside. Roman Roman villas included: * the ''villa urbana'', a suburban or country sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Carlos Paz
Villa Carlos Paz () is a city in the center-north of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, in the south of the Punilla Valley, lying on the western slope of the Sierras Chicas. It has a population of about 56,000 as per the . The area of Punilla is a major tourist destination on the national level, and Villa Carlos Paz is in turn the most important city of Punilla, favoured by its closeness () to the populous Córdoba City, the capital of the province. Popular tourist activities include bathing in one of the many rivers, fishing, evening shows, kite surfing, windsurfing, hiking and mountain biking. Geography Villa Carlos Paz is located on the southern shore of the San Roque Lake. It is crossed by the San Antonio River and the Los Chorrillos Stream. The city was founded by the rancher Carlos Nicandro Paz in 1913. The Hang suspension bridges road was built in 1918 to link the town to the Valley Traslasierra. This was replaced in the 1950s by the Camino de las Altas Cumbres. Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salsacate
Salsacate is a town in Córdoba Province in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ..., it is the head town of Pocho Department External links link, date=May 2018 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes Municipal website Populated places in Córdoba Province, Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanti
The Tanti (also anglicised as Tanty, Tantee, Tantubay, Tantubai, Tati, Tatin) are a Hindu vaishya weaving and cloth merchant community in India. The greatest concentration is believed to be in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha. The community is not very concentrated because their designation was defined based on their occupation rather than particular beliefs or group identity. Origin The word tanti is derived from the Odia word tanta, which means a loom. They were traditionally weavers, and are one of the many communities found in South Asia, traditionally associated with this craft. The community is found in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam as well as Odisha The Tanti are said to have originated as weavers and providers of cloth since the ancient days. They were known for great skill in weaving and the ability to produce both fine linens as well as more common ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
