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Balsas Gray Mouse Opossum
Balsas may refer to: Places * Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil * Balsas, Ecuador ** Balsas Canton * Balsas District, Chachapoyas Province, Peru * Balsas, Guerrero, Mexico Rivers * Balsas River, in Mexico * Balsas River (Panama) * Das Balsas River (other) Other uses * ''Balsas'' (plant), a genus of the Sapindoideae flowering plants * Balsa (ship) A balsa is a boat or ship built by various pre-Columbian South American civilizations constructed from woven reeds of the totora bulrush. They varied in size from small canoe sized personal fishing boats to large ships up to 30 metres long. They ..., reed boats or ships of pre-Columbian South American civilizations See also * Balsa (other) * Balsas dry forests, in Mexico {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsas, Maranhão
Balsas () is a city in the state of Maranhão, northeast Brazil. It is located in southern Maranhão, 800 km from the capital of the state, São Luís, Maranhão, São Luís. Geography Balsas covers an area of 13,141.64 km2, being the largest municipality in Maranhão. The median elevation of the city is 283 meters (810 ft). Climate Balsas has a Savanna tropical climate. Temperature is hot from April through October. It rains from November through March. Vegetation Cerrado is the typical vegetation of the area. However, due to the advance of agricultural activities, the ecosystems is threatened. Hydrography There are many streams and rivers in the municipality, but the most important is Das Balsas River (Maranhão), Rio Balsas, which crosses the city. Demographics According to 2001 census, Balsas has 60,613 inhabitants. 82.73% live in Urban areas. The infant mortality rate is 35.1 deaths /1,000 live births and life expectancy is 64.1 years. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsas, Ecuador
Balsas is a town in the south of the El Oro Province in Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain .... It is the seat of the Balsas Canton. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 3,110. References External links Map of El Oro Province Populated places in El Oro Province {{Ecuador-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsas Canton
Balsas is a canton in the Province of El Oro in Ecuador. The name of the canton is due to the abundant amount of balsa trees that existed in this area. The customs and traditions in Balsas are based on the influence brought by the first settlers from the Cantón Piñas, Zaruma, and part of the Province of Loja. Balsas is a privileged town, its location, natural resources, and economic conditions are unique conditions that have allowed it to aim towards development. History In 1980, the first Civic Board for Cantonization was formed in Balsas, led by Professor Gerardo Chimbo and other collaborators. Their task was to prepare documentation and carry out the necessary procedures, but they were not successful due to the National Congress' refusal to process it, citing a freeze on cantonizations. However, the ideals of cantonization persisted in the hearts of the people of Balsas. With renewed strength and great optimism, an important meeting was held on June 30, 1984 to establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsas District
Balsas (Spanish language, Spanish for Rafts) is a district of the Chachapoyas Province, province of Chachapoyas, Peru. The District of Balsas was created in epoch of the independence, between 1821 and 1824. The district capital is Balsas, Peru, Balsas. The district covers an area of 357.09 km2, and is located at an altitude of 854 above sea level. Major festivals in the area are the carnivals in February, Guadalupe's Virgin on October 9, and Master of the Miracles on October 28. His most out-standing tourist attractions are: the Vales of the River Cashew, archaeological ruins of Balsas, Gollón and Pircapunta, which are also declared as a Cultural heritage of Peru, cultural heritage of the nation. The name was given because near there existed a wooden bridge made from Pre-Columbian rafts, rafts that the Sapa Inca, Inca Huayna Capac, Wayna Capac ordered to build for the advance of his troops in order to pacify the rebellious Chachapoya culture, Chachapoya Kingdom. External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerrero
Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The state has a population of about 3.5 million people. It is located in southwest Mexico and is bordered by the states of Michoacán to the north and west, the State of Mexico and Morelos to the north, Puebla to the northeast and Oaxaca to the east. In addition to the capital city, Chilpancingo and the largest city Acapulco, other cities in Guerrero include Petatlán, Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Ciudad Altamirano, Taxco, Iguala, Ixtapa, and Zihuatanejo. Today, it is home to a number of indigenous communities, including the Nahuas, Mixtecs, Tlapanec people, Tlapanecs, Amuzgos, and formerly Cuitlatec people, Cuitlatecs. It is also home to communities of Afro-Mexicans in the Costa Chica of Guerrero, Costa Chica region. The state was named after Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsas River
The Balsas River (Spanish Río Balsas, also locally known as the Mezcala River, or Atoyac River) is a major river of south-central Mexico. The basin flows through the states of Guerrero, México, Morelos, and Puebla. Downstream of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, it forms the border between Guerrero and Michoacán. The river flows through the Sierra Madre del Sur, and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Mangrove Point, adjacent to the city of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán. Several rapids along the course of the Balsas River limit its navigability and thus the river has been largely used for generation of hydroelectric power, flood control and irrigation. History The Balsas River valley was possibly one of the earliest maize growing sites in Mexico, dating from around 9200 years ago. Though it is known that successive communities of Yopis, Nahuatl-speaking Cohuixcas, Matlatzincas, Chontales, Tlahuicas and Xochimilcas have lived in the region, archeological excavations in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsas River (Panama)
The Balsas River () or Rio Tucutí is a river of eastern Panama. Geography The Balsas is a tributary of the Tuira (or Darien) river. It rises on the border with Colombia and flows north and then northeast to its confluence with the Tuira. Its headwaters flow through the Darién National Park. A 1903 report on Panama listed the Balsas as one of the more important rivers of the territory of Darien, then in Panamá Province. The report said that gold was obtained from the Balsas. The Köppen climate classification is Tropical Savannah. The region has an average temperature of and average precipitation of per year. Annual runoff is between . It rains on about 150 days each year. The watershed of the Balsas covers . Average flow at its mouth is . The waters of the Balsa River are more turbid than the waters of the Tuira River, indicating greater amounts of erosion in the Balsa basin. The mouth of the Balsas River has several islets formed by sediment, some with growth of herbaceous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Balsas River (other)
Das Balsas River or Rio das Balsas may refer to several rivers in Brazil: * Das Balsas River (Bahia) * Das Balsas River (Maranhão) The Das Balsas River is a river in Maranhão, Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Maranhão {{Maranhão-river-stub ... * Das Balsas River (Tocantins) See also * {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsas (plant)
''Serjania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. The name honours French Minim friar Philippe Sergeant. Species are native to the Americas. Selected species * '' Serjania brevipes'' Benth. (Ecuador) * '' Serjania ichthyctona'' Radlk. * '' Serjania pteleifolia'' Diels (Ecuador) Formerly placed here * ''Paullinia cururu ''Paullinia'' is a genus of Flowering plant, flowering shrubs, small trees and lianas in the Sapindus, soapberry family, Sapindaceae and typical of tribe Paullinieae. It is native to Tropics, tropical South America, Central America and the Carib ...'' L. (as ''S. cururu'' (L.) Druce) References External links * * * Sapindaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Philip Miller {{Sapindales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapindoideae
Sapindoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It includes a number of fruit trees, including lychees, longans, rambutans, and quenepas. Tribes and genera This follows the updated classification of Buerki ''et al.'' Tribe Athyaneae Acev.‐Rodr. (2017). Type: ''Athyana'' * '' Athyana'' (1 species; Peru, Bolivia, Argentina) * '' Diatenopteryx'' (2; Southern South America) Tribe Blomieae Buerki & Callm. (2021). Type: ''Blomia'' * '' Blomia'' (1 species; Mexico, Guatemala and Belize) Tribe Bridgesieae Acev.‐Rodr. (2017). Type: ''Bridgesia'' * '' Bridgesia'' (1 species; Chile) Tribe Cupanieae Blume (1857). Type: ''Cupania'' * '' Alectryon'' (25 species; Malesia, Australasia and Micronesia) * '' Arytera'' (c. 28; India, Southeast Asia to Australasia) * '' Castanospora'' (1; Australia) * '' Cnesmocarpon'' (1; Australia, Papua New Guinea) * '' Cupania'' (c. 50; Neotropical) * '' Cupaniopsis'' (60; Malesia to Australasia) * '' Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsa (ship)
A balsa is a boat or ship built by various pre-Columbian South American civilizations constructed from woven reeds of the totora bulrush. They varied in size from small canoe sized personal fishing boats to large ships up to 30 metres long. They are still used on Lake Titicaca in Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ... and Bolivia. This term is also used by California archaeologists and anthropologists to refer to the woven and tied tule reed canoes used by the Native Californians in both pre-Columbian and historical eras. See also * Abora * Kantuta Expeditions * Kon-Tiki * Reed boat * ''Schoenoplectus acutus'' - common name ''tule'' External linksTule Boat Photo Gallery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsa (other)
Balsa is the tree ''Ochroma pyramidale'' or the light-weight wood it produces. Balsa may also refer to: * Balsa (software), a free and open-source e-mail client for Linux * ''Balsa'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae * Balsa (Roman town), in present-day southern Portugal *Balsa (ship), South American boat made of reeds * Balsa, Brazil, headland near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil * Balsa, Hungary, village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary *Balșa (), a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania *Balsa, a fictional character in the anime and manga Moribito series *Balša I ( 1362), ruler of the principality of Zeta in what is now southern Montenegro and northern Albania and founder of the Balšić noble family *Balša II (died 1385), son and successor of Balša I *Balša III (1387–1421), last ruler of Zeta in the Balšić noble family * Walsa, Hispanicized spelling ''Balsa'', a mountain in Peru See also *" La balsa", 1967 song by Los Gatos * La Balsa, 1970 single-ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
