While the northwest of Colombia is mostly mountainous, the eastern region consists of lowland plains, known as the Llanos. This vast tropical grassland plain is shared with Venezuela and the Amazon Rainforest region. Capital City Bogotá Major cities BarranquillaBucaramangaCali CartagenaMedellín Cities ...
on the upperAmazon, lies only about 600 miles (965 km) northeast ofLima, the capital, but, before the airplane, travelers between the cities often chose a 7,000-mile (11,250-km) trip via the Amazon, theAtlanticandCaribbean, theIsthmus of Panama, and the Pacific, rather than the shorter...
This paper cartographically analyses the map of the Amazon River prepared by La Condamine (1744) and in particular its positional quality with the aid of modern digital cartography. For the region, the chart was the main basis for the Treaty of Madrid (1750), which served as a support for...
This Washington map contains cities, roads, rivers and lakes. Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma are major cities shown in this map of Washington.
South America is the fourth largest continent with a population of 370 million.It 's major geographical features includes the highest mountain in the Americas (Aconcagua, 6961 m in the Andes) and the largest river in the world by waterflow (the Amazon River). Map features State borders an...
theMississippi, theOrinoco, theAmazon, theRío de la Plata, theCongo, theNiger, theLoire, theRhine, theElbe, and the great rivers draining into theMediterranean,Black, andBalticseas. In contrast to the South Atlantic, the North Atlantic is rich in islands, in the variety of its coastline,...
Plus, test your country knowledge with our world geography quiz onHow Much Do You Know About the Amazon River? Peru Facts: History Peru has a rich history that dates back to ancient civilizations such as the Incas, who built Machu Picchu and other impressive structures. The Incas were conquer...
Maps of Kyneton Springs Tanya Cooper Maps city guide Maps Lasvegas Down Town Maps Boston city Graphic Maps Paris Gift map for a Formula One Amazon Web Services event, hand painted, digitally composed. Ink, watercolour, pen, and brush. ...
Jungle Photos Amazon Towns presents photos of towns and cities in the Amazon. Brazil Manaus & Manaus more information Belem & Belem more information Tabatinga & Tabatinga more information Peru (Iquitos) market stalls & market stalls more information Plaza de Armas & Plaza de Armas more informati...
Last April, CBC News ranan interactive, map-rich story about buried waterways in Canada’s large cities—buried largely for sanitary reasons—and initiatives to restore old and forgotten creeks and rivers to the surface. Focuses on Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, but there are links to other ci...