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6 unusual facts about Vamos


Dwarf elephant

Fossil remains of dwarf elephants have been found on the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus, Malta (at Ghar Dalam), Crete (in Nomos Chanion at Vamos, Stylos and in a now under water cave on the coast), Sicily, Sardinia, the Cyclades Islands and the Dodecanese Islands.

Kefalas

Turning right takes you to the village of Sellia and then, via a left turn, down "Seven Bends Road" to Kalamitsi and either left to the Bay of Georgioupolis or right to Vamos.

It is open to the public and offers views across the villages of Ksirosterni and Vamos to the Cretan White Mountains.

As you approach Kefalas from Vamos you will see a stone structure with welcome notes in Greek and English.

Palaeoloxodon chaniensis

The species is described from limited remains found in Stylos and in Vamos cave, Chania, west Crete.

Xirosterni

It is a small, traditional village located between Kefalas and Vamos.


Come On Pilgrim

It includes two songs partly sung in Spanish (Vamos and Isla de Encanta) which drew upon some of Francis's experiences in Puerto Rico (Isla de Encanta is an alteration of the island's nickname, Isla del Encanto meaning Isle of Enchantment).

Igor Vamos

Another successful early project was the "Barbie Liberation Organization," where Vamos and his cohorts purchased three hundred Barbie and G.I. Joe dolls, exchanged their electronic voice boxes, and then returned them to the stores; the soldiers ended up saying things like "Let's go shopping!", while the Barbies exclaimed "Vengeance is mine!".

Ismael Quintana

During the 1980s he recorded "Vamos, Háblame Ahora" (Come on, Talk to Me Now) with Papo Lucca.

Mi destino

Ric Wake produced "Tuya" (Yours), "Mi Destino Eres Tú", "Nadie Me Quiere Como Tú" and "Vamos a Cantar".

Sellia

Sellia, Chania, a village in the municipality of Vamos, Chania, Greece

The Best of the Gipsy Kings

More than a simple compilation of previous albums, it also includes a live release of "La Dona", "Galaxia" and "Vamos a Bailar" (previously released on Allegria) and the popular party Medley (consisting of a mix of Bamboleo, Volare, Djobi Djoba, Pida Me La and Baila Me).

Trinidad, Uruguay

Following a sizeable meeting in Trinidad in 2007, the 'Vamos Uruguay' grouping within the Colorado Party was founded by Pedro Bordaberry Herrán, the front-running Presidential candidate of the Colorados for 2009.

Venezolana de Televisión

On the evening of the 11 April 2002 coup attempt against Chávez, Enrique Mendoza, then governor of Venezuela's Miranda State, while being interviewed by Venevisión announced "a esa basura de canal la vamos a cerrar" ("We are going to shut down that trashy channel"), referring to VTV.

Working for Vacation

B-side "Vamos a la Playa" was later included on the 2007 compilation Pom Pom: The Essential Cibo Matto.

Youri Vámos

Since 2009 Vámos has worked as a freelance choreographer, working with companies around the world like Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe and the National Theatre (Prague).


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