Caparra Amphitheatre - Capera
Caparra can refer to: * Cáparra, the remains of a Roman city in Spain * Caparra Archaeological Site, the remains of a Spanish colonial settlement in Puerto Rico * Caparra Creek, New South Wales, Australia * High Island (Queensland) High Island, in North Queensland, Australia is part of the Frankland Islands, 30 km northeast of Babinda, and 45 km southwest of Cairns. The Frankland Islands are teeming with permanent and migratory marine life, especially the gree ...

Cáparra
The Roman city of Cáparra is located in the north of Extremadura (Spain) in the valley of the River Alagón. In Roman times it was in the province of Lusitania within the Conventus Iuridicus Emeritensis, whose capital was Colonia Augusta Emerita (modern day Mérida). It was approached via the Roman road known as the Vía de la Plata and is now permanently abandoned. It is said to have been a pre-Roman city, although this remains unconfirmed and has been questioned by some authors, on the grounds that the flat location did not meet the defensive requirements of a pre-Roman town and only a few pottery remains have been found. The walled city covered an area of approximately 15-16 hectares, although it is known that in the area northwest of the city there were many houses, so that the settled area is thought to have been much larger than the walled area. The city was smaller and less important than some other Roman cities of the Iberian peninsula, but was among the main population ...
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Caparra Archaeological Site
Caparra is an archaeological site in the municipality of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. It was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1994. The site contains the remains of the first Spanish capital of the island, settled in 1508 and abandoned in 1521. It represents the oldest known European settlement on United States territory. The site is on the grounds of the Museum of the Conquest and Colonization of Puerto Rico (Museo de la Conquista y Colonización), which features artifacts from the site and other archaeological sites in Puerto Rico. History In 1508, Juan Ponce de León founded the original Spanish settlement in Puerto Rico at Caparra, named after the abandoned ancient Roman village of Cáparra in the province of Cáceres, Spain, the birthplace of then-governor of Spain's Caribbean territories Nicolás de Ovando., Today it is known as the Pueblo Viejo barrio of Guaynabo, just to the west of the present San Juan metropolitan area. The air was not wholesome and the ...
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Caparra Creek
Caparra Creek, a perennial stream of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The Caparra Creek rises below Rowleys Peak on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range in remote country within Tapin Tops National Park, northwest of the town of . The river flows generally southeast before reaching its confluence with the Dingo Creek, northwest of Wingham. The river descends over its course. See also * List of rivers of Australia * List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K) * Rivers of New South Wales This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from n ... References External links * {{coord, 31, 45, , S, 152, 13, , E, display=title, region:AU_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki Rivers of New South W ...
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