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Manzanillo Island
Manzanillo or ''manzanillo'' (Spanish for "little apple", literally) may refer to: * Manzanillo, Colima, a city in Mexico **Manzanillo Municipality, Colima, the surrounding municipality *Manzanillo, Cuba, a city in the province of Granma *Manzanillo Port, a port in the province of Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic *Manzanillo, Valladolid, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain * Manzanillo Bay, a bay on the Atlantic coast of Panama, near the eastern entrance to the Panama Canal ** Manzanillo Island, a small island in that bay **Manzanillo International Terminal, a port terminal on that bay * Manzanillo, Limón, a fishing village in the south-east of Costa Rica, on the Caribbean Sea coast *Manzanillo (olive) There are hundreds of cultivars of the olive ('' Olea europaea''). As one of the oldest and more important domesticated crops raised by humans, the olive tree has diverged naturally and with the assistance of man into many varieties. Olive cultivar ... (''Olea europa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo Municipality, Colima
Manzanillo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ..., being the largest, most populous, and westernmost municipality in Colima. The municipal seat lies at Manzanillo. The municipality covers an area of , which also includes the remote Revillagigedo Islands. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 161,420. Government Municipal presidents References {{Authority control Municipalities of Colima Revillagigedo Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo, Cuba
Manzanillo is a municipality and city in the Granma Province of Cuba. By population, it is the 14th-largest Cuban city and the most populated one not being a provincial seat. Geography It is a port city in the Granma Province in eastern Cuba on the Gulf of Guacanayabo, near the delta of the Cauto River. Access by sea is limited by the coral reefs of Cayo Perla. The municipality is divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Cuarto, Quinto y Sexto (part of the city of Manzanillo), as well as the rural communities of Blanquizal, Calicito, Canabacoa, Caño, Ceiba Caridad, Congo, Jibacoa, Palmas Altas, Purial, Remate, Tranquilidad and Zarzal. History Manzanillo was founded in 1784. The settlement was sacked by the French in 1792, and in the following year a fort was built for its protection. In 1833 it received an ''ayuntamiento'' (council) and in 1837, for its "loyalty" in not following the lead of Santiago in proclaiming the Spanish Constitution, received from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo Port
Manzanillo Port is located in Manzanillo, Monte Cristi Province, Dominican Republic. It is on the border of Haiti. Overview Port of Manzanillo was built in the 1950s by the Dominican Fruit Company (La Grenada), a North American company dedicated to export bananas and other minor fruits of the country. This harbor currently is under a leasing-trade for its reconstruction and still been supervised by the Dominican Port Authority. Its operations are based on deplaning clinker, material for concrete, exportation of domestic products such as animals, fruits and food to Europe and sometimes general cargo and container cargo operations. Port information * Location: * Local time: UTC−4 * Weather/climate/prevailing winds: From May 15 until September 15 * Climate: mostly sunny, tropical. Hurricane season runs from June to November * Prevailing winds: direction ENE–ESE * Average temperature range: 28–30 °C. See also * List of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo, Valladolid
Manzanillo is a village in Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 67 people. References {{Valladolid-geo-stub Populated places in the Province of Valladolid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo Bay
Manzanillo or ''manzanillo'' (Spanish for "little apple", literally) may refer to: * Manzanillo, Colima, a city in Mexico **Manzanillo Municipality, Colima, the surrounding municipality *Manzanillo, Cuba, a city in the province of Granma *Manzanillo Port, a port in the province of Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic *Manzanillo, Valladolid, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain * Manzanillo Bay, a bay on the Atlantic coast of Panama, near the eastern entrance to the Panama Canal **Manzanillo Island, a small island in that bay **Manzanillo International Terminal, a port terminal on that bay * Manzanillo, Limón, a fishing village in the south-east of Costa Rica, on the Caribbean Sea coast *Manzanillo (olive) There are hundreds of cultivars of the olive ('' Olea europaea''). As one of the oldest and more important domesticated crops raised by humans, the olive tree has diverged naturally and with the assistance of man into many varieties. Olive cultivar ... (''Olea europae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal () is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a Channel (geography), conduit for maritime trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Lock (water navigation), Locks at each end lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial fresh water lake Above mean sea level, above sea level, created by damming the Chagres River and Lake Alajuela to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal. Locks then lower the ships at the other end. An average of of fresh water is used in a single passing of a ship. The canal is threatened by low water levels during droughts. The Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduces the time for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, enabling them to avoid the lengthy, hazardous route around the southernmost tip of South America via the Drake Passage, the Strait of Magellan or the Beagle Channel. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo Island
Manzanillo or ''manzanillo'' (Spanish for "little apple", literally) may refer to: * Manzanillo, Colima, a city in Mexico **Manzanillo Municipality, Colima, the surrounding municipality *Manzanillo, Cuba, a city in the province of Granma *Manzanillo Port, a port in the province of Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic *Manzanillo, Valladolid, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain * Manzanillo Bay, a bay on the Atlantic coast of Panama, near the eastern entrance to the Panama Canal ** Manzanillo Island, a small island in that bay **Manzanillo International Terminal, a port terminal on that bay * Manzanillo, Limón, a fishing village in the south-east of Costa Rica, on the Caribbean Sea coast *Manzanillo (olive) There are hundreds of cultivars of the olive ('' Olea europaea''). As one of the oldest and more important domesticated crops raised by humans, the olive tree has diverged naturally and with the assistance of man into many varieties. Olive cultivar ... (''Olea europa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo International Terminal
Manzanillo International Terminal (abbreviation: MIT, UN/LOCODE: PAMIT) is located east of the Atlantic opening of the Panama Canal on Manzanillo Bay, Colón Province, Panama. MIT is a distribution center for cargo destined for cities within Panama and nearby countries in Central America and the Caribbean. It is one of the largest container transshipment terminals in the region and has direct access into the Colón Free Trade Zone (CFZ). MIT, has multimodal operations including container input and output from rail, vessel and gate operations. History The project area, known as South Coco Solo, was a US Navy seaplane base during the World War II era. The base reverted to Panama under the Torrijos–Carter Treaties of 1977. During the 1980s, the area was used as a storage facility and distribution center for vehicles for Latin America. To avoid the costs and logistics associated with moving cars to and from Cristóbal, it was decided to build a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) berth at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzanillo (olive)
There are hundreds of cultivars of the olive ('' Olea europaea''). As one of the oldest and more important domesticated crops raised by humans, the olive tree has diverged naturally and with the assistance of man into many varieties. Olive cultivars are first and foremost divided into their location of origin; most names for cultivars come from place names. Secondarily, olives may be preferred for olive oil Olive oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing whole olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea'', a traditional Tree fruit, tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin) and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking for frying foods, as a cond ... production or for eating as table olives, though many cultivars are dual-purpose. Table of olives See also * Lists of cultivars References Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olive cultivars Lists of cultivars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
