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Governador Valadares

(Encyclopedia) Governador Valadares Governador Valadares g&oobreve;vərnəd&oomacr;rˈ vələᵺäˈrəs…

Mocha

(Encyclopedia) MochaMochamōˈkə [key], town (1990 est. pop. 2,000), S Yemen, a port on the Red Sea. It was noted for the export of the coffee to which it gave its name but declined as a trading port…

Cardamom Hills, mountains, India

(Encyclopedia) Cardamom HillsCardamom Hillskärˈdəməm [key], range, c.4,000 ft (1,220 m) high, c.1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km), Kerala state, southern tip of India. Tea, coffee, teak, bamboo, turmeric,…

Ahuachapán

(Encyclopedia) Ahuachapán Ahuachapán äwä chä pänˈ [key], city, W El Salvador, near the Guatemalan border. It is the westernmost city in the country and is the center of an…

Piracicaba

(Encyclopedia) PiracicabaPiracicabapērəsēkäˈbə [key], city (1996 pop. 302,605), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the Piracicaba River. It is the processing center of a rich agricultural region where…

Palu

(Encyclopedia) Palu, city (2010 pop. 310,168) and port, capital of Central Sulawesi prov., Sulawesi, Indonesia. Located in an area of coconut, coffee, and cocoa farms, it has food-processing, fishing…

Montego Bay

(Encyclopedia) Montego BayMontego Baymŏntēˈgō [key], city (1991 pop. 82,002), NW Jamaica. One of the most popular resorts in the Caribbean with highly developed tourism facilities, Montego Bay is…

Mbeya

(Encyclopedia) Mbeya, city (2005 pop. 280,000), SW Tanzania. Located on the Tazara Railway, Mbeya was founded as a gold mining town in the 1920s. It is a market town for the fertile surrounding…

David, city, Panama

(Encyclopedia) David David dävēdˈ [key], city, capital of Chiriquí prov., SW Panama. It is a regional…

Fianarantsoa

(Encyclopedia) Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa fyänäränts&oomacr;ˈə, –tsōˈə [key], town…