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The Los Roques Archipelago [2] [3] (Spanish: Archipiélago de Los Roques) [4] [5] is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 km 2 (15.68 sq mi). The archipelago is located 128 km (80 mi) directly north of the port of La Guaira, in the Caribbean Sea.
46/km 2 (120/sq mi) Time zone: UTC+1 • Summer : UTC+2 : Postal code: 14730. Website: www.posadas.es: Posadas is a municipality in the Province of Córdoba, Spain.
Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to the inn from the Nativity story. It uses the plural form as the celebration lasts for a nine-day interval (called the novena) during the Christmas season, which represents the nine-month pregnancy [3] [4] of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
The Cayos Francisquí [1] also known as Cayos Franciskí (Franciskí Keys), is the name of a group of Caribbean cays that form part of the Los Roques Archipelago National Park [2] in northern Venezuela. [3] Administratively, as part of the Los Roques Archipelago, they belong to the Francisco de Miranda Island Territory.
Roques de Anaga, two monuments of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; La Roque-d'Anthéron, a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France; Los Roques archipelago, a federal dependency of Venezuela; Los Roques Airport, a small domestic airport on the El Gran Roque island in the Los Roques archipelago
Roque Agando is the most prominent of a group of volcanic plugs called simply Los Roques, near the centre of the island. [2] The others are named Roque Ojila and Roque Zarcita, and sometimes Roque Carmona and Roque Las Lajas are also included. [ 3 ]
Cayo Dos Mosquises Sur, unlike other cays of Los Roques, has the particularity of housing a Marine Biology Research Station built in 1976 and managed by the Los Roques Scientific Foundation (Fundación Científica Los Roques). In addition to having several research facilities, they have a sea turtle breeding and protection program, which makes ...
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