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John F. Haslett
John F. Haslett is a writer based in Los Angeles, California. He writes about his experiences with building and sailing replicas of pre-Columbian Ecuadorean sailing vessels. His expeditions with these vessels have been covered by CNN, American Adventure Productions, National Geographic Adventure, and in his recently released book, ''Voyage of the Manteño'', from St. Martins' Press. Haslett's expeditions began in 1995 and have included the building and sailing of four experimental replicas of the large sailing rafts of pre-Columbian Ecuador. The early conquistadores, including Francisco Pizarro and Bartholome Ruiz, documented that the Manteño civilization, Manteño chiefdom of Western Ecuador were capable mariners. John is married to Hollywood executive Annie Biggs. See also *Pre-Columbian rafts External links Haslett's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Haslett, John F. American male writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
