Women’s rights in Morocco achieved a major step forward in 2004 with the reform of the country’s personal status code, theMoudawana. With the reform, women in Morocco can now have custody of their children, the unilateral repudiation of a wife is abolished, and a man’s taking of a s...
Mexico is situated on the ‘Ring of Fire’, the world’s most prominent volcano and earthquake region. However, the volcanos on Mexico's Baja California, a popular tourist destination, are mostly dormant. The peninsula to the west of mainland Mexico is called Baja California. Over 120 ...
13.Facts about Chile: Chile houses six UNESCO world heritage sites. These are all cultural sites.Rapa NuiNational Park is one of the six UNESCO world heritage sites in Chile. Easter Island which is often referred to asRapa Nuiis located about 3,700 km/ 2,300 miles off the Chilean coastli...
Portugal, it opened its doors in 1732. The bookstore has become a significant cultural landmark, reflecting the rich literary tradition of Portugal. Bertrand has survived many historical events, including the devastating earthquake of 1755 that reshaped Lisbon. ...
World resources of strontium are thought to exceed 1 billion tons, according to theUSGS. The primary producers of strontium as celestine areChinaand Spain, followed by Mexico, Argentina and Morocco. Although strontium deposits occur widely in the United States, they have not been mined since 1959...
In the markets in Morocco, North and East Africa, as well as in the Middle East and India, amber colored plastic necklaces are very common. They are often sold as antique trade beads. Sometimes they are old, very beautiful, large egg-yolk colored strands, but they are still plastic, and...
Tangshan earthquake of 1976,earthquakeon July 28, 1976, with a magnitude of 7.5, which nearlyrazedthe Chinese coal-mining and industrial city ofTangshan, located about 68 miles (110 km) east ofBeijing. The death toll, thought to be one of the largestnatural disastersin recordedhistory, was ...
Algeria is bounded to the east byTunisiaandLibya; to the south byNiger,Mali, andMauritania; to the west byMoroccoandWestern Sahara(which has been virtually incorporated by the former); and to the north by theMediterranean Sea. It is a vast country—the largest in Africa and the 10th larges...
Christchurch's New Regent Street which was rebuilt after the 2011 earthquake New Zealand Facts | People New Zealand is one of the least densely populated countries in the world. North Island is more populated than South Island. Maori greeting ritual ...
The city was almost completely destroyed in the 1917 earthquake but was rebuilt. Today you can visit the old historic district, the majestic cathedral and the national palace as well as the archeological site with the fascinating Mayan ruins.Antigua in GuatemalaAntigua...