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unusual facts about Punta, Romblon



Abel Julien Pagnard

Abel Julien Pagnard (July 3, 1859 – November 16, 1913) was a French engineer and was the architect of the Commercial Port of Arroyo (now Puerto Rosales) near the city of Punta High in the south of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Amambay Department

Pedro Juan Caballero, the capital of the department, is still known by its old name, Punta Porá, used by the traveling merchants that transported yerba from Mato Grosso to Concepción.

Brela

In 2003 American magazine Forbes put the Punta Rata beach on the list of 10 world's most beautiful beaches, where it's ranked 6th in the world and 1st in Europe.

Brusino Arsizio

The municipality is located in the Lugano district along the road from punta di Poiana(in Riva San Vitale) along Lake Lugano to the Italian border at Porto Ceresio.

Cajidiocan, Romblon

In 1734 Philippine map published by the Spanish government, both visitas de Cajidiocan and Cauit (Azagra) already existed as part of pueblo (parish) of Romblon.

Calatrava, Romblon

On 14 June 1881, Andagao was renamed Calatrava during the term of the controversial military governor of Romblon, Don Jose Fernandez de Terran (1880–1883), after the Military Order of Calatrava.

Caleta Hornos

Near Punta Colorada it is possible to observe a colony of Burrowing Parrots.

Cap Cana Championship

It was played from 2008 to 2010 at the Punta Espada Golf Club in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic.

Florante Condes

(born May 20, 1980 in Looc, Romblon, Philippines), is a Filipino professional boxer and a former IBF Minimumweight World Champion.

Garifuna music

Artists like Pen Cayetano helped innovate modern punta rock by adding guitars to the traditional music, and paved the way for later artists such as Andy Palacio, Children of the Most High and Black Coral.

Hand drum

Congas and Bongos are essential to all kinds of Latin American music, especially that of the Caribbean and South American regions, used in both folklore (Punta, Santeria, Rumba, etc.) and popular music such as Merengue, Salsa, Son, Boleros, Bachata, Cumbia, latin jazz, and others.

Hinduism in South America

Besides Punta Arenas, the Indian business community is also present in Santiago, the capital of Chile, and Iquique.

Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat

On Apr. 8, 2013, BRP Romblon (SARV 3503) was deployed when a Chinese fishing vessel ran aground in Tubbataha Reef.

Isla del Caño

It is on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica, 10 miles west of Punta Llorona on Península de Osa.

La Frontera, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Many 16th and 17th century maps had the meridian facing at Punta de la Orchilla until 1885 when the meridian since that time moved east to Greenwich during the conference in Washington D.C..

Levittown, Puerto Rico

It is a scenic route that provides a nice coastal view in which Punta Salinas' radar domes and El Morro can be seen.

Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region

From the late 18th century to the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, thousands of trans-oceanic voyages stopped by Punta Arenas as the most convenient strait between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

MIMAROPA

Some of them are the Bathala Cave, Balanacan Bay and Tres Reyes Islands in the province of Marinduque; the White Island in Mindoro; Bonbon Beach in Romblon; and, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and El Nido Marine Reserve Park in Palawan.

Ponta Verde, Cape Verde

Ponta Verdi (Portuguese meaning "Green Point" Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Punta Verdi or -Berdi, Fogo Crioulo (Djarfogo): Ponta Verdi), is a village located approximately 12 km east north of the island capital of Sao Filipe and southwest of Mosteiros in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde.

Proud Truth

In 1991, Proud Truth was sent to stand at Corbett Farm near Monkton, Maryland then in 1999 to Haras Cerro Punta in Cerro Punta, Chiriquí, Panama for new owner Fernando Eleta Almarán.

Punta Ala

Punta Ala (formerly Punta Troia) is a frazione of the town of Castiglione della Pescaia, in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy.

Previously known as Punta Troia, changed its name to punta ala (from aviation jargon) due to the great Italian aviator Italo Balbo, who had purchased some fortifications and villas in the area which later became his residences.

The town is famous for its sailing regattas which are held by the local "Punta Ala Yacht Club" and the well equipped tourist port, the home of Luna Rossa.

Punta Arenas, Peru

Punta Arenas was designed to house the supervisors and administrative staff of the International Petroleum Company (IPC), which was later to become BP Oil.

Punta Bagnà

The easiest route for the summit starts from col du Fréjus, which connects Modane and Bardonecchia, then passes by punta del Fréjus and follows the south-western ridge of the mountain.

Punta Ballena

Punta Ballena borders the resort Chihuahua to the west, it includes the Casapueblo citadel, the promontory of Punta Ballena, and the beach Playa Las Grutas to the east of it.

Punta Chueca

Punta Chueca (the name in the Seri language is Socaaix) is a Seri town located on the Gulf of California in the Mexican state of Sonora.

Punta Del Este Sevens

The Punta del Este Sevens is an annual international rugby sevens tournament held in Uruguay, held at the resort of the same name in Maldonado Department.

Punta Gorda, Florida

While the regal Punta Gorda Hotel, at one point partly owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt, reflected the upper class, Punta Gorda was a pretty rough town, as most frontier towns were.

Punta Hermosa

Punta Hermosa borders the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Lurín District on the north, Huarochirí Province's district of Santo Domingo de los Olleros on the east and the Punta Negra district on the south.

Punta Huete Airport

Located at the north shore of Lake Managua, the Punta Huete Airport could become in the near future a major airport in Nicaragua.

Punta Rassa, Florida

Soon, however, visitors relocated to Boca Grande, 70 miles north of Punta Rassa by land after the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway was completed to that destination.

Punta Tuna Light

In June 2011, the General Services Administration made the Punta Tuna Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them.

Punta, Romblon

Present-day Punta barangay is very accessible because it neighbors barangay Poblacion on its northern part, and the national road that passes its eastern stretch leads to the barangays of Tuguis, Guinhayan and Manhac, and the municipalities of Sta.

Rada Tilly

Among the variety of flora found along Punta del Marqués, local species such as: uña de gato, zampa, adesmia, malaspina, duraznillo, and coiro predominate.

Raúl Iturriaga

Left-wing deputies of the Concertación, such as Carlos Montes (PS) and Denisse Pascal (PS), requested his transfer to the Punta Peuco prison, considered as more tightly guarded and where condemned militaries would enjoy less freedom of action than in the military prison.

Romblomanon language

Oriental Mindoro: migrant Romblomanon speakers from Carmen in Tablas brought the language particularly to the municipality of Bansud and also migrant Romblomanon speakers from Tablas, Romblon and Sibuyan islands to the following municipalities of Mansalay, Bulalacao and parts of Bongabong and Roxas respectively.

San Gregorio, Chile

It is part of Magallanes Region and Province, and is administered by the municipality of Punta Delgada, the principal town in the commune (the coordinates are those of Punta Delgada).

Santa Inés Island

It is the largest island of Punta Arenas municipality and the third largest of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, after Isla Grande and Hoste Island.

Time in Venezuela

UTC−4:30 was formerly the official time zone in Venezuela from 1912 to 1965, when the government changed it in order to adopt meridian 60° (UTC−4), which passes through Punta de Playa, Delta Amacuro State.

Torre Egger

In January 2008, Rolando Garibotti and Colin Haley made the first complete traverse of the entire massif, climbing Aguja Standhardt, Punta Herron, Torre Egger and Cerro Torre together.

Tourism in Uruguay

Growing steadily from the 1896 opening of Antonio Lussich's Arboretum in nearby Punta Ballena, Punta del Este today hosts around one million visitors during the summertime high season (December through February).


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