The VII Maule Region is one of Chile’s 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2. The Maule river is of considerable historic interest because, among other reasons, […]

Ipatinga is a city and municipality located in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded in 1962 and covers a total area of 166.5 square kilometer. Ipatinga is located at the site where the Piracicaba River flows into the Doce River, 217 km. from the state capital of Belo Horizonte. It is served […]

The species Aripuana cullmaniorum is named for Lewis B. Cullman and Dorothy Cullman, philanthropists and supporters of the New York Botanical Garden. It is found in the southeastern part of Amazonas state, in a small area near the village of Nova Aripuana Prainha along the Rio Aripuana. Aripuana’s primary habitat is lowland, white-sand savanna. HistoryEdit […]

Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.3 million (metropolitan region over 3.4 million), Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. O the north of the city lies the Atlantic Ocean; to the south are the municipalities of Pacatuba, Eusébio, Maracanaú and Itaitinga; to the […]

Maxaranguape is a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil. HistoryEdit N.A. Places to VisitAdd   How to ReachEdit By Air : N.A. By Train :N.A. By BUS :N.A. By Taxi :N.A. By Other :N.A. Top HotelsAdd   Top RestaurantsAdd   Must Eat FoodAdd   […]

Puntiagudo-Cordón Cenizos is a snow-capped volcanic chain located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile, near Volcán Osorno. It lies between Rupanco Lake and Todos los Santos Lake. “Volcán Puntiagudo” (Spanish for “Sharp-pointed volcano”) is a stratovolcano with a prominent 2,493 m high sharp-pointed summit that results from glacial dissection and gets its […]

Cesar Department or simply Cesar is a department of Colombia located in the north of the country in the Caribbean region, bordering to the north with the Department of La Guajira, to the west with the Department of Magdalena and Department of Bolivar, to the south with Department of Santander, to the west with the […]

Coronel Oviedo is a city in Paraguay. It is the capital of the Caaguazú Department, about 150 kilometers east of Asunción.Coronel Oviedo is an important transit point, as it lies halfway between Asunción and Ciudad del Este. In addition, it sits at the intersection of highways Ruta 2, Ruta 7 and Ruta 8.The moniker for […]

Içara is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is located 170 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 890 km south of São Paulo. It is the Brazilian capital of the honey and tobacco industries, but is also very strong in plastic, ceramic tiles and chemicals. HistoryEdit N.A. Places […]

La Serena is a city and commune in northern Chile, capital of the Coquimbo Region. Founded in 1544, it is the country’s second oldest city after the national capital, Santiago, located 471 km (293 mi) to the south. It has a communal population of 190,716 (2006 projection, and 400,000 for the Greater La Serena) area, […]