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The Clave Única de Registro de Población (translated into English as Unique Population Registry Code or else as Personal ID Code Number) (abbreviated CURP) is a unique identity code for both citizens and residents of Mexico. Each CURP code is a unique alphanumeric 18-character string intended to prevent duplicate entries.
Nossa Senhora da Luz (Portuguese for Our Lady of Light) is a freguesia (civil parish) of Cape Verde. It covers the eastern part of the municipality of São Domingos , on the island of Santiago . Subdivisions
The land was reclaimed to make way for the project using land dug up from the construction of the Paseo de la República, an idea by then mayor of Miraflores Ernesto Aramburú Menchaca . [1] [2] The Costa Verde project began and ended in the 1970s, with its name coming from a part of the plan that included adding vegetation to the then bare cliffs.
The Estela de Luz (Stele of Light) is a monument in Mexico City built in 2011 to commemorate the bicentenary of Mexico's independence from Spanish rule.Its design was the winning entry in an invited competition to seek the best combination of Mexico's past and future; [citation needed] the design uses quartz and electric lighting to achieve this effect. [1]
El Noi de la Mare (The Child of the Mother) is a traditional Catalan Christmas song. The song was made famous outside Spain by Andrés Segovia who used to perform Miguel Llobet's guitar transcription as an encore. [1]
Fuerte de Isla Verde (English: Green Island Fort) was a military installation formerly located in Algeciras, Spain. It occupied the Isla Verde (English: Green Island ), which gave its name to the city as a whole (via the Arabic name Al-Jazira Al-Khadra', English: Green Island , corrupted into "Algeciras").
Mare Island Light was built in 1873, deactivated in 1917, and demolished in the 1930s. [1] The lighthouse was designed by Paul J. Pelz, who also designed Mare Island's sister stations, Point Fermin Light in San Pedro CA, East Brother Island Light in Richmond, California, Point Hueneme Light in California (replaced in 1940), Hereford Inlet Light in North Wildwood, New Jersey, and Point Adams ...
Ponta Verde (Portuguese meaning "green tip") is a beach in Maceió, capital city of Alagoas, state with the most beautiful coastline in Brazil. A tip of land that rises out of the sea and is covered by green palm trees. This is the phenomenon that gave its name to one of the most frequented beaches in Maceió.