Vigia

	Vigia Vigia or Vigía may refer to: Places * Vigia (mountain), a mountain on the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde * Vigia, Pará, a municipality in the State of Pará, Brazil * Vigía del Fuerte, a town in Colombia * Finca Vigía, the house of Ernest Hemingway near Havana, Cuba * Cruceta del Vigía, a hilltop cross in Ponce, Puerto Rico * El Vigía, the shire town of Alberto Adriani Municipality, Venezuela * Cerro del Vigía, a historically important hill in the northern section of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Other * Atlético El Vigía, an association football club based in El Vigía * ''Vigia'', a synonym of the plant genus '' Plukenetia'' * Vigia (nautical) A vigia is a warning on a nautical chart indicating a possible rock, shoal, or other hazard which has been reported but not yet verified or surveyed. Some non-existent vigias have remained on successive charts for centuries as a precaution by hes ... , a warning on a navigational chart indicating a possible hazard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Finca Vigía Finca Vigía (, ''Lookout Farm'') is a house in San Francisco de Paula Ward in Havana, Cuba which was once the residence of Ernest Hemingway. Like Hemingway's Key West home, it is now a museum. The building was constructed in 1886. History of the property The house was built in 1886 by Catalan architect Miguel Pascual y Baguer on a hill about east of Havana. From the back veranda and the adjacent tower one has an excellent view of downtown Havana. The Hemingway family Hemingway lived in the house from mid-1939 to 1960, first renting it, and then buying it in December 1940 after he married Martha Gellhorn, his third wife. Gellhorn, who had come to Cuba to be with Hemingway, decided that she did not want to live in the small room he rented at the Hotel Ambos Mundos. She found the property for which Hemingway paid $12,500. The ''finca'' at the time consisted of with a farmhouse. While at ''Finca Vigía,'' Hemingway wrote much of ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', a novel of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vigia, Pará Vigia is a municipality in the northeastern part of the state of Pará, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... The town was founded on 16 January 1616. The population is 54,172 (2020 est.) in an area of 539.08 km². Population history References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070203101758/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/pi/stoantoniomilagres/ Municipal anthem of Vigia Municipalities in Pará {{Pará-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cruceta Del Vigía Cruceta del Vigía (English: The Watchman Cross) is a tall cross located atop Cerro del Vigía in Ponce, Puerto Rico, across from Museo Castillo Serrallés. It houses a tourist center at its base, a ten-story vertical tower, and a horizontal sky bridge that has panoramic views of the city of Ponce and the Caribbean Sea. Visitors can reach the skybridge via glass elevators or a staircase. Made of reinforced concrete, the cross has withstood various natural disasters, including three major hurricanes. The arms of the cross measure 70 feet. It was inaugurated in 1984.''Ponce, Puerto Rico: The Pearl of the South.'' Sandra Scott. Central and South America. 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2009. One of many landmarks of the city of Ponce, the cross is owned by the Municipality of Ponce and is currently operated by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cerro Del Vigía Cerro del Vigía is a hill in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico, located just north of the city of Ponce. A tourist destination, it is home to Museo Castillo Serrallés, Cruceta del Vigía, and the former Hotel Ponce Intercontinental. The 456-foot high hill sits at the foothills of the Cordillera Central and is located in Barrio Portugués Urbano. The hill is home to several well-to-do mansions of which the best known is Castillo Serrallés, now a Museum. Location and geology The hill is part of the Cordillera Central and is located just north of Barrio Segundo in the urban zone of Ponce.Nueva Geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica y social. Rafael Pico. 1975. It is located at coordinates 18° 01' 08", -66° 37' 13". Just west of Cerro del Vigía is Ponce Cement, as the hills in this area are mostly limestone. Best view The view from atop Cerro del Vigía is said to be "the best view in all of Ponce". On a clear day, it is possible to see clearly all the way to Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vigia (mountain) Vigia is a low mountain in the northwestern part of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. Its elevation is 146 m. It is situated 4 km north of the island capital Sal Rei, and 2 km south of the headland Ponta do Sol. It is part of the Ponta do Sol Nature Reserve covering 467 hectares of land and sea.Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 See also * List of mountains in Cape Verde This is a list of mountains in Cabo Verde: List See also Lists of mountains by region Geography of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alberto Adriani Municipality The Alberto Adriani Municipality () (better known as El Vigia) is one of the 23 Municipalities of Venezuela, municipalities () that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida (state), Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 128,222. The town of El Vigía is the County seat, shire town of the Alberto Adriani Municipality.http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Merida.zip Demographics The Alberto Adriani Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 128,222 (up from 109,215 in 2000). This amounts to 15.2% of the state's population. The municipality's population density is . Government The mayor of the Alberto Adriani Municipality is Luis Guillermo Rojas Mendoza, re-elected on October 31, 2004, with 59% of the vote. The municipality is divided into seven parishes; Presidente Betancourt, Presidente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vigía Del Fuerte Vigía del Fuerte is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. The town is on the eastern bank of the Atrato River, which locally forms the border between the Antioquia and Chocó Departments of Colombia. Vigía del Fuerte neighbours Bellavista, and played a significant role, suffering losses during, and receiving those fleeing the Bojayá massacre in 2002. Town Most of the buildings and roads in the town are elevated on poles because of the wet soil and frequent flooding. The town is connected only by river to neighbouring towns, and to Quibdó, the capital of the Chocó Department. The town is served by the Vigía del Fuerte Airstrip, receiving a more or less daily charter flight in the form of a small propeller plane, connecting it to Medellin. The town hosts two colleges. One generic college serving the town and nearby villages and communities. And the Institución Educativa Embera Atrato Medio, a semi-residential college aimed exclusively at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Plukenetia ''Plukenetia'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread in tropical regions of Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ....Gillespie, L.J. (2007). A revision of Paleotropical ''Plukenetia'' (Euphorbiaceae) including two new species from Madagascar. Systematic Botany 32: 780-802. ;Species ;formerly included moved to other genera ('' Hamilcoa'', '' Romanoa'') References External links Plukenetieae Euphorbiaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Pantropical flora {{Euphorbiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Atlético El Vigía Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Club Madrid, which later evolved into Atlético Madrid) Athlético Marseille (formerly Groupe Sportif Consolat and sometimes referred to as Marseille Consolat), French amateur football club Avendale Athletico, South African football club from Cape Town Atletico / Atlético * Atlético Albacete, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha * Atletico Arezzo, or S.S. Arezzo, Italian association football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany Atlético Arteixo, Spanish football team based in Arteixo, A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia Atlético Astorga FC, Spanish football team based in Astorga in the autonomous community of Castile and León * Atlético Bahía, Mexican football club in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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