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(Encyclopedia) Heredia, city (1995 est. pop. 29,200), capital of Heredia prov., central Costa Rica. On the central plateau, it is a center of the coffee and cattle industries and, with its colonial…Huila, Nevado del
(Encyclopedia) Huila, Nevado delHuila, Nevado delnāväˈdō dĕl hwēˈlä [key], snow-capped volcanic mountain, 17,594 ft (5,364 m) high, on the Huila-Tolima-Cauca dept. border, S central Colombia, in the…Arce, Manuel José
(Encyclopedia) Arce, Manuel JoséArce, Manuel Josémämwĕlˈ hōsāˈ ärˈsā [key], d. 1847, Central American statesman, first president of the Central American Federation, 1825–29. Prominent in the…Zagros
(Encyclopedia) ZagrosZagroszăgˈrŏs [key], mountain system of W Iran, extending c.1,100 mi (1,770 km) from the Turkish-Armenian frontier SE to the Strait of Hormuz, forming the western and southern…Haute-Vienne
(Encyclopedia) Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne ōt-vyĕn [key], department, central France, in the Massif Central. Limoges is…Digger Indians
(Encyclopedia) Digger Indians, term indiscriminately applied to many Native Americans of the central plateau region of W North America, including tribes in Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and…Rüsselsheim
(Encyclopedia) RüsselsheimRüsselsheimrüsˈəls-hīm [key], city (1994 pop. 60,361), Hesse, central W central Germany, on the Main River. It is a center for the assembly of automobiles. Rüsselsheim was…Orenburg
(Encyclopedia) OrenburgOrenburgəryĭnb&oomacr;rkˈ [key], formerly ChkalovChkalovchkäˈləf [key], city (1989 pop. 547,000), capital of Orenburg region, Central Asian Russia, on the Ural River. It is…Haute-Loire
(Encyclopedia) Haute-Loire Haute-Loire ōt-lwär [key], department, S central France, largely in the Massif Central. Le…Morazán, Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Morazán, FranciscoMorazán, Franciscofränsēsˈkō mōräsänˈ [key], 1799–1842, Central American statesman, b. Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He led the revolutionary army that overthrew (1829) the…Trending
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