Names in other languagesLanguage Name Meaning Japanese ポッコリ村[?]Pokkori-mura Plump Village Chinese 波可利村[?]Bōkělì Cūn Transliteration of the Japanese name +「村」(cūn, "village") Dutch Zwaardrecht[?] From Zwaar ("heavy") and -drecht (term once used for towns with river...
By far the largest of the Latin American countries, Brazil occupies nearly half the continent of South America, stretching from the Guiana Highlands in the north, where it borders Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, to the plains of Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina in the south. ...
The health of a business like Rusal – a source of work in towns across Russia, employing thousands – will be prioritised over Deripaska's position and wallet. Washington should know this. Deripaska is a Yeltsin-era oligarch. That was a time when money and politics collided amongst the ...
It was great to read about your trip in Grenada. This seems like a wonderful place to visit. More of a local rather than touristy travel. I personally love traveling around college towns for the sake of the innovative culture and arts. Thanks for posting. Safe travels 🙂 theprofessionalhob...
Angel Falls is special but another fantastic view is Kaieteur Falls in Guyana, at 742 feet it is the highest single drop falls in the world and the local nature park is well worth visiting. DONALD JOHNSON, United Kingdom its awesome i want to visit there once in my life Mani Shanker, ...
Much like how the Indus River Civilization had priest-kings as ruler of certain towns and cities, Assyria too had a priest-prince ruler. Hence, from the Indian Hindu influence, Parshurama is also believed to have been worshiped in the region. In the ancient Sumerian social structure as well...
Case study report: community-based monitoring systems for REDD+ in Guyana Forest (2015), pp. 133-156, 10.3390/f6010133 Google Scholar Blom et al., 2010 B. Blom, T. Sunderland, D. Murdiyarso Getting REDD to work locally: lessons learned from integrated conservation and development projects ...
reducing the private traffic in towns and improving public transport; decreasing the use of fossil fuels and controlling vehicle emissions; planting non-allergenic trees in cities, and in this context the proposed implantation of new trees should be evaluated by allergy specialists in order to avoid...
Westchester County, a collection of towns that serve as a popular suburb for the bordering New York City, is also the gateway to the Hudson River Valley, an area that promises a plethora of outdoor activities, from sailing to bird-watching to cross country skiing. The County also contains ...
we had some on hand. We’d been saving for a down payment on a house, but the search was going horribly. Not only were we priced out of Toronto, but we also couldn’t afford Peterborough or Kawartha Lakes. The only places in our price range were in...