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Man, town, Côte d'Ivoire

(Encyclopedia) Man, town (1996 est. pop. 112,600), W central Côte d'Ivoire, at the foot of the Toura Mts. It is an administrative and commercial center for a region producing coffee, cacao, kola nuts…

Corinto

(Encyclopedia) Corinto Corinto kōrēnˈtō [key], town, NW Nicaragua, on the Pacific Ocean. It is a railroad terminus…

Meru, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Meru, MountMeru, Mountmāˈr&oomacr; [key], extinct volcano, 14,979 ft (4,566 m) high, NE Tanzania, near Mt. Kilimanjaro. Coffee is grown on its lower slopes.

Colatina

(Encyclopedia) Colatina Colatina k&oobreve;lətēˈnä [key], city, Espiritu Santo state, E central Brazil, on the…

Heredia

(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…

Acajutla

(Encyclopedia) AcajutlaAcajutlaäkäh&oomacr;tˈlä [key], town (1993 17,233), SW El Salvador, on the Pacific Ocean. It is a coffee and fishing port, a railroad terminus, and a resort. Sugar is an…

Dindigul

(Encyclopedia) Dindigul Dindigul dĭnˈdĭgĕl [key], city, Tamil Nadu state, S India. It is a railroad junction and a…

Morogoro

(Encyclopedia) MorogoroMorogoromōˌrōgōˈrō [key], municipality (2012 pop. 315,866), capital of Morogoro prov., E Tanzania. It is the commercial and transportation center for a region producing sisal,…

Baní

(Encyclopedia) Baní Baní bänēˈ [key], city, Peravia prov., S Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and…

Dinesen, Isak

(Encyclopedia) Dinesen, IsakDinesen, Isakēˈsäk dēˈnəsən [key], pseud. of Baroness Karen Blixen, 1885–1962, Danish author, who wrote primarily in English. In 1914 she married Baron Blixen and went to…