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  2. Desert Campaign (1833–1834) - Wikipedia

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    The Desert Campaign (1833–1834) was a military campaign in Argentina led by Juan Manuel de Rosas against the indigenous people of the southern Pampas and northern Patagonia. The campaign was later followed by the Conquest of the Desert , which took place in the 1870s and 1880s.

  3. Desert de les Palmes Natural Park - Wikipedia

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    A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at [[:es:Parque natural del Desierto de las Palmas]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|es|Parque natural del Desierto de las Palmas}} to the talk page.

  4. List of pests and diseases of roses - Wikipedia

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    Hoar frost on Rosa sp. Frost will destroy fresh growth causing stems and leaves to wilt, turn black and fall away from the plant. Timing pruning to promote growth after the threat of frost is a means to avoid frost damage. Salinity will present in roses as limp and light brown leaves with dry leaf margins.

  5. Ceroxylon quindiuense - Wikipedia

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    This palm species can grow to a height of 45 m (148 ft) —or rarely, even as high as 60 m (200 ft). [4] It is the tallest recorded monocot in the world. [5] The trunk is cylindrical, smooth, light colored, covered with wax; leaf scars forming dark rings around the trunk. [4]

  6. Desert Museum (Mexico) - Wikipedia

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    Museo del Desierto. The Desert Museum (Spanish: Museo del Desierto) is a museum in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, that promotes an ecological culture.It was designed by the architect Francisco López Guerra and was inaugurated on 25 November 1999. [1]

  7. Conquest of the Desert - Wikipedia

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    Map of the advance of the Argentina frontier until the establishment of zanja de Alsina. Forts and fortlets in the Pampas before the Conquest of the Desert. In 1875, Adolfo Alsina, Minister of War for President Nicolás Avellaneda, presented the government with a plan which he later described as having the goal "to populate the desert, and not to destroy the natives."

  8. Desierto de los Leones National Park - Wikipedia

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    The original name was "Desierto de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de los Montes de Santa Fe", but over time it was modified by people in nearby communities who started calling it Desierto de los Leones. It was given the name "desert" due to the location of the park that was built in a place far away from the city. There are two versions that ...

  9. El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve

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    El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de la Biosfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar) is a biosphere reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] managed by the federal government of Mexico, specifically by Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the state governments of Sonora and the Tohono O'odham.