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  About La Paz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
La Paz (Peace) is known for its natural beauty and tranquil setting, nestled on the Bahia de La Paz on the Sea of Cortez.
La Paz possesses a geographically fortunate position, allowing visitors to travel quite easily to the west onto the shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean or east toward the islands scattered throughout the Sea of Cortez.
From north to south, the islands of San Jose, Las Animas, San Francisquito, Espíritu Santo and Cerralvo are nourished by the mist of the warm ocean waters.
www.fishbaja.com /about_la_paz.html   (445 words)

  
 Implications
Unlike many tourism destinations, the tourism industry of La Paz is largely based on access to shared public resources – the character of the city, the waterfront area and view of the water from the city, the undeveloped stretches of coastline and beaches in the north, the off-shore islands, the fishing, and the marine biodiversity.
The existing urban plan for La Paz from 1993 is out of date and much of the current growth of the city is occurring outside of the legally defined urban area.
La Paz is prone to flooding as a result of hurricanes and has been affected by earthquakes.
projects.gsd.harvard.edu /lapaz/implication.htm   (2408 words)

  
 EWB-CSU Projects: La Lagueneta / El Chile, El Salvador
The villages of La Laguneta and El Chile are located on the side of the San Vicente Volcano in the hilly northern region of the state of La Paz.
La Laguneta was established over 100 years ago by five families who today comprise approximately 80% of the current 151 family village.
The La Laguneta aquifer is recharged by runoff from the surrounding hills and the San Vicente Volcano.
www.engr.colostate.edu /ewb/Projects/ElSalvador.LaLaguneta/index.html   (2151 words)

  
 La Estrella (Antioquia, Colombia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The village of Nuestra Señora de la Estrella was founded by a Decree signed on 4 September 1685 by Francisco Carillo de Albornoz, Governor of the Province of Antioquia.
La Estrella was granted the status of municipality in 1883.
The name fo the municipality (lit., the Star) recalls that an inhabitant of the early colony once found a golden star in a brook.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/co-antle.html   (383 words)

  
 Viva La Paz / Eco Tourism / Marine
La Paz possesses a geographically fortunate position, allowing visitors to travel quite easily to the west to the shores and islands of the Pacific Ocean or east toward the islands scattered throughout the Sea of Cortés.
From north to south, the islands of San Jose, Las Animas, San Francisco, Espiritu Santo and Cerralvo are nourished by the mist rising from the warm waters of the Sea of Cortés.
The islands of Las Animas, San Jose, San Francisquito, Cerralvo and several sea mounts are recognized around the world for the quality of the scuba diving and close encounters with large pelagics are frequent.
www.vivalapaz.com /ecotourism/marine.html   (819 words)

  
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The limits of the municipality to the north is with Lake Titicaca and Taraco, to the east with the municipality of Tiwanaku and to the west with the Municipality of Desaguadero.
According to the latest census conducted, the population of the Municipality of Guaqui is 7,557 habitants in urban and rural areas.
The Municipality of Guaqui is composed of 18 Communities: Andamarca, Arcata, Belén Pituta, Belén Pituta Zona A, Copajira, Janko Marka, Kassa San Franciso, Kassa Santa Rosa, Lacuyo San Antonio, Lacuyo San Francisco, Patarani, Sullcata, Wila Tintura, Wila Collo, Yaurikorahua, Nuñumani, Pueblo Guaqui y Puerto Guaqui.
www.worldcomputerexchange.org /partner_plans/Bolivia-Quipus'06-Plan.doc   (1322 words)

  
 MABB: The Tuto Quiroga Project
According to Paz Zamora, his party must now realize that it has to concentrate on the regional level because after regions gain autonomy, this level of government will be important.
Paz Zamora has support from his son, who is a deputy from Tarija, Rodrigo Paz Pereira.
MSM's strength is that it has brought the La Paz municipality back from 10 years of extreme corruption and indebtedness to growing institutionality and trust from citizens.
mabb.blogspot.com /2005/08/tuto-quiroga-project.html   (2073 words)

  
 Guanajuato Itineraries: San Luis De La Paz
San Luis de la Paz, besides being lively, friendly and enterprising, is a city with spirit, proud of its past and still conserving its typical provincial flavour.
In the rest of the municipality of San Luis de la Paz, you will find the opportunity to go back in time and to enjoy a rich variety of spots that are invitations to adventure, relaxation, meditation, the arts and study.
The town of Mineral de Pozos was founded in 1576 and forms a part of the municipality of San Luis de la Paz.
www.donquijote.org /guanajuato/itineraries3.asp   (200 words)

  
 A propos de la BID - Banque Interaméricaine de Développement
These municipalities, many of which had to be created from scratch, are given control of, and responsibility over, the physical infrastructure in their jurisdiction which relates to health, education, culture, sports, local streets and local irrigation efforts.
To this end, the Law includes the allocation of 20% of the republic's revenues to the municipalities; and unlike the previous arrangement where the large cities received most of the government's disbursements while remote areas received almost nothing, financial resources are to be allocated to municipalities on a per capita basis.
The annual limit to the amount of funds apportioned to each municipality is determined according to the size of the population and the proportion of the inhabitants living in poverty.
www.iadb.org /aboutus/VI/resource_book/section_v.cfm?language=French   (7974 words)

  
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The municipalities of La Paz Centro, Quezalgoaque, El Sauce, and Nagarote have also declared their involvement formally through a municipal decree.
The municipality of León began implementing healthy municipality activities in 1994 and was the first in Nicaragua to commit to the movement.
Although the municipality of Nandasmo only recently became involved in healthy municipality activities, and is in the process of declaring its commitment formally, a wide variety of projects already have been implemented.
www.paho.org /English/AD/SDE/HS/hmc_Nicaragua.htm   (642 words)

  
 International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
The city of La Paz is the administrative capital and the second most populated city in Bolivia.
Risk Management within the Municipal Development Plan In the year 2000, under the leadership of our current mayor, Dr. Juan del Granado Cosio, the La Paz Municipal Development Plan (MDP) was prepared for the period between 2001 and 2005.
The MDP’s main goal is to reach sustainable development in the municipality of La Paz, as a new perspective established collectively through strategic ideas and concepts that will make possible to take short- and long-term follow-up actions required to achieve this goal.
www.eird.org /eng/revista/No8_2003/art20.htm   (1276 words)

  
 Wyland Paints Mural in La Paz
It is particularly significant that Wyland painted a mural in La Paz, which is close to Isla Espíritu Santo, Islotes, Isla Cerralvo, and Isla San José.
Wyland’s depiction of the marine life of the Sea of Cortez was celebrated in La Paz with a three-day cultural and artistic event on the malecón near Callejón Ignacio Bauelos Cabezud.
The City of La Paz, the State Tourism Commission, Rotary Club of La Paz, Rotary Club of Redondo Beach, Sister City Committees of La Paz and Redondo Beach, the International Community Foundation, PROBEA-San Diego Natural History Museum, and FEYCO are all made financial contributions to make this event possible.
www.bajainsider.com /baja-life/events/wyland-paints-la-paz.htm   (660 words)

  
 Francisco León de la Barra. History. Mexico for Kids.
By then the good prestige of the political one was already recognized anywhere in the world, and in 1909 was designated ambassador in Washington, where he made flaunt of his extraordinary talents like statesman and orator.
That same year, when the President of the Republic, Porfirio Díaz, and the vice-president, Ramon Corral resigned to their positions, León de la Barra was to the front of the executive power of the Nation in quality of temporary, for the period of the May 25 to November 6.
León of Barra as person and exercise was good for Francisco I. Madero, reason why during the administration of Madero, he occupied the position of governor of the State of Mexico and was senator of the Republic.
www.elbalero.gob.mx /kids/history/html/sxix/bioleondelabarra.html   (349 words)

  
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Simojovel's white and mestizo residents cheered the troops, but 90% of the municipality is indigenous, according to the local parish priest, Joel Padron, who warns that the rebels will be back.
In Jaltenango de la Paz, a municipality of some 22,000, the Francisco Villa Campesino Popular Union (UCPFV) reportedly controls 90% of the territory, including five estates and three access roads.
[La Jornada (Mexico) 12/18/94; ED-LP 12/22/94 from AFP] The EZLN has also expanded its demands to include a "[s]atisfactory solution" for the conflicts over the November local elections in the nearby states of Veracruz and Tabasco.
www.tulane.edu /~libweb/RESTRICTED/WEEKLY/1994_1225.txt   (4382 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
Reports reaching Camp Crame identified the fatality as Rodante Bautista, 51, of Barangay La Purisima in La Paz.
Bautista was also the coordinator of the party-list group Anak Pawis in the municipality of La Paz.
Initial reports said armed men opened fire at the victim while he was onboard a motorcycle en route to a wedding party in Barangay La Purisima Monday night.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=20080   (510 words)

  
 La Paz, México - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Paz is a municipality in México State, Mexico.
It is located on the dividing line between Mexico State and the eastern edge of the Federal District.
The municipality covers a total surface area of 26.71 km² and, in the year 2000 census, reported a population of 212,694.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Paz,_Mexico_State   (139 words)

  
 INFO-EMS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Creating the awareness of the Rosario population in terms of their commitment to readjust and streamline their household waste collection.
Municipality of Rosario, Argentina, Environmental Council of Rosario, University of Rosario.
- “Study of a public-private partnership between the Municipality of Roldán and an entity to be established with laid-off personnel, for the collection and transitory deposit of hazardous waste from households and reception of agro-chemical containers” – (Municipality of Roldán, Rosario de Santa Fe, Argentina; and Fundación para el Desarrrollo Sustentable [Sustainable Development Foundation]).
www.chasque.apc.org /sema/english/noticias/00-feb.htm   (910 words)

  
 McDonald's in La Paz
According to Dr. Jose Farfan, the President of the Kupini neighbor’s union, 15 to 20% of the district was damaged.
Firstly, the municipality intends to make a geological study in order to reveal the general state of the district, including those areas which have not yet been seriously affected.
The La Paz McDonald’s represents the first in a wave of Big Mac locales to hit the country — sort of a fast-food manifest destiny.
www.macalester.edu /courses/geog61/amartin/newsarticles.html   (2174 words)

  
 Fundación Arias - Activities
The athletic race "Premio Nobel de la Paz 1987" will have a parallel agenda for those individuals who are interested in taking part in the celebration.
The workshop entitled "Indicators for the profile of local governance" was carried out in the municipality of Choloma, Department of Puerto Cortés, Honduras, in the framework of the project "Hagamos las cuentas: oficio de la ciudadanía, diálogo político y gobernabilidad democrática" ("Let´s do the accounts: the work of the citizens, political dialogue and democratic governance").
This workshop was granted to members of the Transparency Commission, community leaders and functionaries of municipalities, such as the Vice-mayoress of the municipality.
www.arias.or.cr /en/activities.php   (695 words)

  
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From la Rivera to El Sargento and everywhere in between.
This lot is located only 45 minutes south from La Paz on paved road.
This one acre, fenced lot would be a great location to build condos for people who want to get away from the noise of the city or build your own house and have plenty of room left for guest houses, and gardens.
www.ruthsrealestate.net /lots4.html   (397 words)

  
 Ocean La Paz Hotel, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Course Master’s Golf Package: 7 nights in a double room at the Ocean La Paz Hotel, located in Puerto de la Cruz, with breakfast included daily, and 5 rounds of golf at the Buenavista golf course, with Group B car hire, Fiat Punto.
Ocean La Paz hotel offers a lobby with reception, lifts, various lounges, bar, a restaurant with non-smoking In the gardens.
Location: The hotel is situated in the Urbanization La Paz, a residential zone of the northern municipality of Puerto de la Cruz, which is an exclusive and peaceful resort.
www.golfholidaysonline.com /ocean_la_paz.html   (460 words)

  
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[La Hora (Quito) 7/21/03 from EFE; BBC News 7/21/03] The CSJ injunction came the same day that some 5,000-7,000 protesters, dressed in fl, assembled in Guatemala City's Constitution Plaza to mourn the death of the Constitution, which they said had been killed by the Constitutional Court's July 14 decision.
[El Diario (La Paz) 7/23/03, some from ANF; Los Tiempos (Cochabamba) 7/23/03 from El Norte, EFE; El Nuevo Herald 7/23/03 from unspecified wire services] Defense Minister Teodovich said the.38 caliber bullet which killed Zelaya is not the type used by the armed forces, who use FAL rifles, or by the police, who use rubber bullets.
The families say they are being overcharged on their bills; in protest they disabled two municipal electric meters installed last year by the Electrocosta company.
www.tulane.edu /~libweb/RESTRICTED/WEEKLY/2003_0727.txt   (4412 words)

  
 Baja California Sur Community-Based Opportunities and Needs: Education
Because La Paz is the capital of Baja California Sur, it has more educational facilities than the other municipalities, but it also has a bigger strain on its educational resources.
An overt need of the community of La Paz is for day care centers for the children of working mothers, as almost half the women in the municipality work.
[1] 46.25% of the women of La Paz municipality are economically active according to the last census.
www.icfdn.org /publications/na2006/ed/008_13.htm   (282 words)

  
  Real Estate Representative in La Paz & Baja California Sur - About La Paz (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The state is surrounded by the sea: the Pacific Ocean on the western side and the Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California, on the East.
The capital of B.C.S. is the City of La Paz, in the municipality of La Paz.
The finest and most sheltered marinas in the state are found in the Bay of La Paz.
www.la-paz-homes.com.cob-web.org:8888 /about-la-paz.html   (483 words)

  
 The Chichimeca Jonaz. Indigenous Groups.
It is a rural zone that has an expanse of 1,818 km2 approximately and it is occupied by day laborers.
There exist a mixed population zone, mainly in the center of the municipality.
Toward the northwest, separated from this sierra, it is the pame’s group in the states of Querétaro and San Luis Potosí.
www.elbalero.gob.mx /kids/about/html/indigenous/chichimecas.html   (130 words)

  
 MERCADO, Rogelio D
Labuguen was employed as Sangguniang Bayan Secretary of La Paz by using spurious school credentials.
Labuguen even claims that his salary was withheld by the mayor in the absence of a written position of the CSC.
“Before I visited La Paz last May 15, 2000 to conduct the LEF and PES orientation, I referred the Labuguen case to the legal division since I knew that the issue would be raised during the forum.
www.csc.gov.ph /mread01/res-010365.html   (1401 words)

  
 Carlos Saavedra Lamas - Biography
After study in Paris and travel abroad, he accepted a professorship in law and constitutional history at the University of La Plata, where he began the teaching career that was to span more than forty years.
Later, he inaugurated a course in sociology at the University of Buenos Aires, taught political economy and constitutional law in the Law School of the university, and eventually served as the president of the university.
He died in 1959 at the age of eighty from the effects of a brain hemorrhage.
nobelprize.org /nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1936/lamas-bio.html   (1085 words)

  
 SIPAZ REPORT
On December 22, 2003, on the sixth anniversary of the massacre at Acteal - during which 45 indigenous members of the organization Las Abejas were killed - leaders from the main evangelical churches in Mexico called for the case against those being held responsible to be re-opened.
In January, we went as observers twice to Emiliano Zapata, a community in the Norte region where the majority of the population participated in protests to demand the removal of the military base installed in the community.
At the end of March, the team visited the Norte region (the municipalities of Tila, Sabanilla y Yajalón) to interview various regional figures and to prepare for a puppetry tour of the region.
www.sipaz.org /informes/vol9no1/vol9no1e.htm   (5524 words)

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