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San José, town, Guatemala
(Encyclopedia)San José, town (1994 est. pop. 14,170), SW Guatemala, on the Pacific Ocean. It is a rail terminus and a major Pacific port of Guatemala. ...Greytown
(Encyclopedia)Greytown: see San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua. ...Aso, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Aso, Mount, Kyushu, Japan: see Aso-san. ...Mulatas
(Encyclopedia)Mulatas, archipelago, Panama: see San Blas Islands. ...San Jose scale
(Encyclopedia)San Jose scale, common name for a scale insect, Aspidiotus perniciosus, introduced from China into San Jose, Calif., c.1870 on nursery stock. The insect has since spread throughout much of the United ...Pasadena
(Encyclopedia)Pasadena păsˌədēˈnə [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 131,591), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the base of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1866. The city is a research and technological center with manufacture...Santa Tecla
(Encyclopedia)Santa Tecla: see Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador. ...Providencia
(Encyclopedia)Providencia, island, Colombia: see San Andrés and Providencia. ...Northwest Boundary Dispute
(Encyclopedia)Northwest Boundary Dispute: see San Juan Boundary Dispute. ...Browse by Subject
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