Region I Calle Crisologo Located at the heart of the Meztizo district‚ this cobblestone street is lined on both sides by centuries-old houses. The ground floors are converted to stores and souvenir shops. St. Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral This church has three naves‚ altars‚ and a choir loft. The Augustinians built this majestic church in 1790-1800 in a unique “Earthquake Baroque” architecture. The octagonal belfry is located 10 meters south of the cathedral. Arzobispado (Archbishop’s
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Report 15.10.2012 Strategic importance of the Barents region in the European context The Barents region is located in the high north of Europe and consists of four countries: Russia‚ Finland‚ Norway and Sweden. This area‚ unlike‚ western territories‚ is “wild”‚ meaning huge territory‚ low-populated and untouched nature with a huge amount of natural resources. The area has a huge potential‚ which can be realised. In order to do that‚ we‚ firstly‚ have to understand the
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Question: Why was Catholicism so successful in spreading to the Americas and Philippines but not China or Japan? Context: Catholicism was one of the well-known and worldwide religion by 1750 that was spread among a wide range of places particularly Mesoamerica and Philippines. Yet‚ it was not effectively spread in China and Japan. Some of the problem about Christian history is that Chinese society of other different religions in China usually tried to remove everything that is related to Christianity
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TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES 1. Sabah / North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books‚ Malaysian’s probably too‚ have not mentioned about the Philippines’ stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand‚ the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since
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censuses‚ vital statistics registration systems‚ or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993 Factbook‚ demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas‚ Benin‚ Botswana
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trembling aspen‚ etc. The northern edge of the ecozone is bordered by the treeline. Wildlife: This region is famous for one of the most impressive displays of wildlife: 50 species of mammals including the barren-ground caribou‚ wolf‚ lynx‚ arctic fox‚ the grizzly bear‚ etc. Also‚ there is a massive bird migration of swans‚ geese‚ loons‚ ducks‚ tree sparrows‚ etc. every spring‚ making the region a popular destination for birdwatching. Along the marine coast‚ the area is inhabited by animals like
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The Effects of Globalization in the Philippines As defined‚ the term globalization refers to the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade‚ free flow of capital‚ and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets. Globalization has offered considerable controversial impact. It has been viewed as a process that is a key to the development of the world economy where effects are inevitable and irreversible. Some regard it with hostility‚ fear that increases
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ECONOMICAL BACKWARD REGION OF BIHAR (GANGES PLANE) BY- ANUPAM SUNIL‚ SPA ( school of planning and architecture)‚ Bhopal The region consists of parts of eastern U.P and Bihar located along the Ganges fertile agriculture belt. Bihar is a state in eastern India It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size of 38‚202 sq. m (99‚200 km²) and 3rd largest by population. Close to 85% of the population lives in villages. Almost 58% of population is below the age of 25‚ which is the highest
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papers came out highlighting that the Philippines is already overpopulated and this is causing the economic woes of the country. A Policy Brief by the Philippine Center for Population and Development in 2010 categorically stated that “The rapid population growth in the Philippines over the last several decades has hindered the country’s economic development. From 2000 to 2009‚ the Philippines had one of the highest population growth rates in the Southeast Asian region at 2.04 percent (as of 2007) and
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POINT PAPER SUBJECT: Assessment of the Caucasus Region 1. ISSUE. Provide the USEUCOM Commander an overview of Azerbaijan’s approach to the situation in the Caucasus Region. 2. FACTS. a. Primary National Interest: Azerbaijan’s primary national interest in regard to the Caucasus Region consists of three sets of inter-related areas: governance‚ energy‚ and security. It is in Europe’s interest to see the states of the Caucasus develop into strong sovereign states based on the rule
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