Authors
-
problogic
- The Pumpkins return with a “Smashing” good record
- City/town names in USA/Canada that end with matching letters
- The High Desert bursts forth in a symphony of colors
- Scaling peaks of stone despite achy bones: A memoir and and an aspiration
- Ten favorite and least favorite state capital cities
- Los destinos divinos de Latinoamérica: Ciudades con nombres religiosos más allá de San/o, o Santa/o [Latin America’s divine destinations: Cities with religious names beyond San/o, or Santa/o]
- Ten dreamy planning lessons from cruising Michigan’s Woodward Corridor
- Cities and towns on the go –> Go –> GO!
- Twelve planning lessons from the Interstate Highway System
- Tallest & most prominent volcanic plugs/necks in the USA
-
Category Archives: South America
Los destinos divinos de Latinoamérica: Ciudades con nombres religiosos más allá de San/o, o Santa/o [Latin America’s divine destinations: Cities with religious names beyond San/o, or Santa/o]
A continuación se enumeran las ciudades y pueblos de América Latina que tienen nombres religiosos, pero no incluyen San, Sao, Santa o Santo en su nombre. Esto también sería no tener Saint en su nombre en inglés o francés. Como … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, cities, Communications, culture, fun, geography, history, Language, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, place names, Religion, South America, Statistics, toponymy, Travel
Tagged ascension, Bethlehem, cities, ciudad, conception, cross, divine, fun, geography, history, Jesus, Latin America, nativity, place names, religion, rosary, savior, South America, travel, trinity
Leave a comment
Cities and towns on the go –> Go –> GO!
For a little fun on a Friday, the following list identifies those cities and towns around the globe whose name (or a portion thereof) ends with the pronunciation of “go.” Geographically, there are 23 nations represented on the list, as … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Communications, Europe, fun, geography, Language, Latin America, North America, Oceania, place names, South America, toponymy, tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged cities, geography, language, place names, places, toponymy, towns
Leave a comment
A global map of active solar observatories
The map provided below identifies the currently active solar observatories on Earth. While other observatories may include some facets of research related to the Sun, this map identifies those optical and radio observatories whose primary purpose is the study and … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Africa, Asia, Astronomy, China, civics, Communications, digital communications, education, engineering, environment, Europe, geography, government, history, humanity, India, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, light pollution, Maps, military, mountains, nature, North America, Oceania, Outer Space, pictures, place names, planning, politics, pollution, Radio, Russia, Science, Skies, solar, South America, space, spatial design, technology, tourism, Transportation, Travel, urban planning, visual pollution, weather
Tagged astronomy, observatories, optical, outer space, Radio, Science, space, telescopes
Leave a comment
Las torres y pilones de puentes más altos de América del Sur (South America’s tallest bridge towers and pylons)
La siguiente lista identifica las torres y pilones de puentes más altos de América del Sur. Estas estructuras de soporte se encuentran principalmente en puentes colgantes y atirantados y la altura se mide desde el suelo o el nivel del … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, bridges, business, cities, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, engineering, geography, highways, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, logistics, Maps, Passenger rail, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, rail, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, skylines, South America, spatial design, Statistics, technology, topography, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged America del Sur, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, bridges, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, piloas, pilones, pontes, puentes, pylons, South America, torres, towers, Uruguay, Venezuela
Leave a comment
Estadios de béisbol mas grandes de America Latina – ACTUALIZADO (Largest baseball stadiums of Latin America) – UPDATED
Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey – Source: facebook.com/EstadiosDeMexico/posts/estadio-de-beisbol-monterrey-la-casa-de-los-sultanes-de-monterrey-en-la-lmb-y-lm/3118047278255427/ Estadio Nacional de Dennis Martínez, Nicaragua – Source: gomezvazquez.international/opening-of-the-dennis-martinez-stadium _________ La siguiente lista identifica aquellos estadios en América Latina que se utilizan principalmente o en su totalidad para el béisbol. Estas impresionantes instalaciones … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, branding, Caribbean, cities, culture, engineering, entertainment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Mexico, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, South America, spatial design, sports, Statistics, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged America Latina, ballparks, baseball, Béisbol, Cuba, Dominican Republic, estadio, Latin America, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, stadiums, Venezuela
3 Comments
Top ten (10) tallest airport control towers by continent
Cairo’s Airport Control Tower design – Source: acams.com Below are lists of the ten tallest airport control towers in each continent (other than Antarctica), as well as a comparison of the average height for each continent. The lists are based … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Africa, air travel, airport planning, airports, architecture, Asia, aviation, cities, Communications, Europe, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, North America, Oceania, pictures, planning, skylines, South America, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged air traffic control towers, air travel, airport control towers, airports, architecture, aviation, communications, design, planning
Leave a comment
World’s largest h-y-p-h-e-n-a-t-e-d core cities
As a companion to the previous post on cities/towns with the most hyphens in their name, this post lists the largest cities (core city not metro area) that have a hyphen in their name. The minimum population for inclusion in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, Canada, Caribbean, China, cities, civics, culture, economic development, Europe, fun, geography, government, history, India, Latin America, Maps, North America, place names, placemaking, planning, Russia, South America, Statistics, toponymy, UK
Tagged cities, geography, hyphens, place names, placenames
Leave a comment
Monikers/nicknames for film and movie-making hubs
The allure of stardom not only applies to those in acting, but also the geographic locations where movie magic is made. The following list identifies those places around the globe where film/movie-making has been significant enough for the city/region/nation to … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, art, Asia, branding, business, Canada, Caribbean, China, Cities, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, economic development, entertainment, Europe, film, fun, geography, history, India, industry, Latin America, Mexico, movies, North America, Oceania, pictures, placemaking, planning, South America, Television, theaters, tourism, Travel, UK, video
Tagged art, cinema, entertainment, film, film-making, media, movies
1 Comment
World’s tallest Mormon Temples
The following list identifies the tallest Mormon (LDS) Temples in the world. Many of these stunning structures are architectural masterpieces and regardless of your beliefs, one cannot help but impressed and inspired by their beauty. A minimum height for inclusion … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, architecture, art, Asia, Canada, Caribbean, Cities, culture, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Mexico, North America, Oceania, product design, Religion, skylines, skyscrapers, South America, Statistics, third places, tourism, Travel, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged buildings, design, height, Latter-Day Saints, LDS, Mormon, places of worship, religion, spire, spires, Temples, Utah
Leave a comment
Panethos 