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	La Plata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
		La Plata was officially founded by governor Dardo Rocha on November 19, 1882.
		The cathedral of La Plata is the largest church in Argentina.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/La_Plata (399 words)

	RIO DE LA PLATA - LoveToKnow Article on RIO DE LA PLATA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The receipt of these silver baubles caused the name of Rio de la Plata to be applied to the third (perhaps the second) greatest river of the West,ern Continent.
		The Plata is simply the estuarine receptacle of two mighty streams, the Uruguay and Pamanfl, which drain the Plata basin.
		The commercial development of the Plata basin may be conveniently illustrated by statistics for the year 1822, which marks the beginning of independent rule in its republics; for 1854, when the steamboat and the railway first began Commerce.
	20.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PL/PLATA_RIO_DE_LA.htm (4334 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: La Plata (Bolivia)
		La Plata is built on a plateau, 8837 feet above the level of the sea, on the Cochimayo, a tributary of the Pilcomayo, flowing into it from the left, and is the metropolis of the department of Chuquisaca, numbering 20,907 inhabitants (1900), chiefly Indians and Mestizos.
		The Diocese of La Plata, or Charcas, was erected by Bull of Julius III, 27 June, 1552, as a suffragan of Lima.
		According to a communication from Archbishop Pifferi, of January, 1910, the Archdiocese of La Plata embraces the departments of Chuquisaca, Potosi, Oruro, and Tarija, with an approximate area of 165,200 sq.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08798b.htm (970 words)

	English Press Here THE ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		La Plata, Argentinean city, is the capital of the province of Buenos Aires.
		In the last part of the XIX century, La Plata was a model of the worldwide urbanism, distinguished in the International Market of Paris with the prize of Modernism, given to Dardo Rocha by Julio Verne.
		La Plata is about to have a recognition that would give it the status of a model of modernity ambientalism and rationalism.
	www.miciudadlaplata.com.ar /indexing.htm (212 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: La Plata (Argentina)
		The city of La Plata, capital of the Argentine Province of Buenos Aires, is situated on the right bank of the Rio de la Plata, about 35 miles south-east of the city of Buenos Aires.
		Attached to the university are the library and university extension, containing 41,000 volumes, the Museo de la Plata, founded in 1877, with valuable anthropological, palaeontological, zoological, and mineral collections, and an astronomical observatory erected in 1882.
		The See of La Plata, by wish of the Argentine Government, was founded at the same time as the Sees of Santa Fe and Tucumam, by Bull of Leo XIII, "In Petri Cathedra," 15 February, 1897, and canonically established 30 May, 1897, by an edict of Archbishop Udalislao Castellano of Buenos Aires.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08798a.htm (499 words)

	La Plata, Maryland
		The eastern side of the right-of-way in that area had been donated by the Chapman family from its property called La Plata Farm; the western side was sliced from the Stonestreet family farm.
		On its route map, the railroad chose to label the stop “La Plata Station.” The station built there in 1888 is still in existence.
		As La Plata grew and prospered, a political battle developed at Port Tobacco, county seat of Charles County.
	www.mdmunicipal.org /cities/index.cfm?townname=laplata (343 words)

	Green Cross Italia
		Harnessing the energy potential of the La Plata basin is credited with bringing the states of the region together, usually bilaterally for the purpose of particular hydropower projects, but it has also created conflicts and serious environmental and social problems which must also be resolved through cooperation.
		The La Plata Basin is the fifth largest in the world and covers approximately 17% of the total continental surface of South America, including the south of Brazil, southeast Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and the northeast of Argentina.
		The large area drained by the La Plata's hydrographic system extends from the subequatorial zone, through tropical zones, towards the temperate regions; precipitation varies widely from 3,000 mm a year in Carambú (Brazil) and Puerto Bertoni (Paraguay), to 2,000 mm a year in Orán (Argentina), to 840 or 763 in Río Cuarto (Argentina).
	www.greencrossitalia.it /ita/acqua/wfp/plata_wfp_001.htm (4157 words)

	La Plata
		La Plata, Colorado, United States [County]; population was 32,284 in 1990; housing units was 15,412 in 1990; location is 37°17'N 107°51'W; land area is 1,692.11 square miles (1,082,951 acres); water area is 7.74 square miles (4,955 acres); FIPS code is 67 [SourceCBP]
		La Plata, Maryland, United States [Town]; population was 5,841 in 1990; housing units was 2,009 in 1990; location is 38°32'N 76°58'W; land area is 4.85 square miles (3,106 acres); FIPS code is 45750 [SourceCBP]
		La Plata, Missouri, United States [City]; population was 1,401 in 1990; housing units was 704 in 1990; location is 40°2'N 92°29'W; land area is 1.22 square miles (780 acres); FIPS code is 40682 [SourceCBP]
	www.placesnamed.com /l/a/la_plata.asp (230 words)

	La plata Volunteer Fire Department
		In July 1931 the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department received its first support from the Charles County Government in recognition of the efforts put forth in supplying fire protection to all the citizens of the county.
		During the years of 1949, 1950, and 1951, besides the usual alarms the La Plata Squad was plagued with a number of spectacular and tragic fires that brought the Department's members almost to total exhaustion.
		In February of 1963 the second floor meeting room of the La Plata Fire House was the scene of a critical confrontation between the County Volunteers and the political power structure of Charles County.
	www.laplatafiredepartment.com /history.php (3071 words)

	The La Plata Tornado of April 28, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The La Plata Tornado of April 28, 2002.
		At the time this photo was taken the supercell was producing the La Plata Tornado, estimated to be at F2/F3 strength and was also dropping baseball-sized hail.
		This hail was associated with the storm that moved through La Plata.
	www.weatherbook.com /laplatamain.html (372 words)

	Rio de la Plata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Rio de la Plata originates at the junction of the Uruguay and Parana rivers.
		The Rio de la Plata collects waters from rivers that flow in the highlands of Brazil, Northern Argentina, the south of Brazil and Paraguay.
		The Rio de la Plata is very important economically to the countries that are within the basin.
	omp.gso.uri.edu /doee/science/descript/rio.htm (168 words)

	Rex's La Plata Peak Climbing Trip Report with Photos
		La Plata Peak is the 5th highest 14er in Colorado located just off of highway 82 south of Leadville in the Sawatch Range.
		The are several views of La Plata as you proceed up the valley.
		As we descended towards the valley the roar of La Plata Gulch Creek got louder and louder until we had reached the brief flat section of the trail.
	www.geocities.com /rex14ers3/laplata/trip.html (795 words)

	La Plata
		La Plata's chief function is that of provincial capital, but industrial growth has been steady, and large quantities of processed food, chemicals, and steel are produced.
		Although the proximity of Buenos Aires has to some extent checked its development, La Plata is also a major cultural center, with fine museums and colleges and a national university.
		Plata, Río de la - Plata, Río de la, estuary, c.170 mi (270 km) long, SE South America, formed by the...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0828863.html (220 words)

	La Plata - Texas Ghost Town
		La Plata is located in Central Deaf Smith Countyon County Road MM at 16 {See the Roads of Texas 3rdED page 26 Eb Texas Historical Marker and few old buildings
		The name of the community was changed to La Plata on request of the postal offical.
		More than half of the community were compelled to leave, plus the change of the county seat and the Pecos anf Northern Texas Railway bypassing the community caused the decline of La Plata.
	www.ghosttowns.com /states/tx/laplata.html (226 words)

	La Plata Basin
		Its size and possible impacts on the economies and environments of the basin states are beginning to strain the cooperative nature of basin management.
		The initial backers of the proposal, dubbed "Hydrovia" ("waterway" in Spanish and Portuguese), were the governments the La Plata basin states.
		The La Plata Basin Treaty of 1969 provides an umbrella framework for several bilateral treaties between the riparians, and a direction for joint development of the basin.
	www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu /projects/casestudies/laplata.html (517 words)

	Town of La Plata -- Welcome to our Town website!
		The Town of La Plata is located in Southern Maryland about 30 miles southeast of Washington, DC, 60 miles south of Baltimore and 45 miles southwest of Annapolis.
		The Town of La Plata serves as the county seat for the Charles County Government and was originally founded in the 1870's as the Pennsylvania Railroad was granted a right of way to build its tracks and station.
		The Town of La Plata was incorporated on April 4, 1888.
	www.townoflaplata.org (319 words)

	La Plata Cathedral
		The fact that a huge surface in the very centre of La Plata city has been intended for the building is really meaningful.
		Evidently, you will also be delighted at the ornaments: the filigree of the retrochoir which is made of Mar del Plata stone and the sixteen images (Apostles, Saints and Evangelists) reproducing stone located at the drum of the lantern which depict an unforgettable picture.
		Younger sister of La Plata City, the Cathedral (born some years after the foundation of the city) makes you be aghast for a while...
	www.welcomeargentina.com /paseos/catedral_laplata/index_i.html (700 words)

	La Plata Press Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		La Plata Anniversary, launched in 1997 to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary, is an aromatic blend of spicy Dominican and Indonesian tobaccos, medium-full in flavor, with an oily Indonesian wrapper.
		La Plata's rolling room sits behind a retail store that Migenes runs on South Grand Avenue a few blocks south of downtown L.A. By comparison to most retail operations today, the store is sparse.
		La Plata natural leaf cigars are wrapped in Connecticut shade or broadleaf, and maduro wrappers are grown in Mexico and Ecuador.
	www.laplatacigar.com /archives.html (6752 words)

	La Plata Maryland Real Estate
		La Plata sits about 35 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. Major airports in the area are Reagan National Airport, Baltimore-Washington International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.
		Today the town of La Plata is located 30 miles southeast of Washington, DC, 60 miles south of Baltimore and 45 miles southwest of Annapolis.
		Since La Plata's inception, it has grown into a town with a population of approximately 7,000 people.
	www.relocate-america.com /states/MD/cities/laplata.htm (479 words)

	La Plata Gold Corporation
		La Plata Gold Corporation is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company targeting gold, silver and polymetallic deposits in Argentina and Mexico.
		La Plata Gold Corporation is actively seeking project submissions.
		The information is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all matters and developments concerning La Plata Gold Corporation and La Plata Gold assumes no responsibility as to its completeness or accuracy.
	www.laplatagold.com (158 words)

	Detailed Information about La Plata River-Dolphins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		They inhabit shallow waters in South America from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean to the Valdes Peninsula and from the La Plata River delta of Argentina to the Tropic of Capricorn near Rio de Janeiro of Brazil.
		La Plata dolphins also have very sensitive echolocation which allows them to navigate in turbulent and murky river waters.
		La Plata dolphins were often killed accidentally in nearshore shark gillnets through the late 1960s.
	nmml.afsc.noaa.gov /education/cetaceans/laplata2.htm (441 words)

	La Plata County, Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		LA PLATA POSTCARDS: Upper left: The Needle Range of the San Juan Mountains.
		La Plata Co. Taxes: residential property tax per $1,000 assessed property value, $41 to $97, depending on municipality; 2% sales tax; 2% municipal (city of Durango) tax; 1.9% lodger's tax.
		And that's the news from La Plata County, Colorado.
	www.motherearthnews.com /library/1989_September_October/La_Plata_County__Colorado (3921 words)

	Residents Clean Up After Deadly Tornadoes
		April 30, 2002 — Two days after one of the most powerful tornadoes to hit the East Coast tore through their town, residents of La Plata, Md., are beginning the difficult process of recovery.
		With winds surpassing 260 mph, the twister tore a 24-mile path eastward from La Plata in Charles County through Calvert County, causing upward of $100 million in damages in the two regions.
		Four Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) are travelling throughout the La Plata region, delivering food, water and cleanup supplies to the hundreds of residents beginning to recover and rebuild.
	www.redcross.org /news/ds/tornadoes/020430maryland.html (1193 words)

	Río de la Plata Spanish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The area around the Río de la Plata (the estuary formed by the convergence of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers) is now one of the most densely populated in Latin America.
		In the first place, settlement of the area immediately around the Río de la Plata came directly from Spain, with the foundation of Buenos Aires in 1536 by the Andalusian Pedro de Mendoza.
		In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the arrival of tens of thousands of Italians in the Río de la Plata cities resulted in a major demographic shift, with residents of Italian origin accounting at the peak of the immigration for almost half the population of Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
	www.staff.ncl.ac.uk /i.e.mackenzie/rioplat.htm (2191 words)

	La Plata Times
		The four new cigars in the La Plata Anniversario line are manufactured in the mountain area of the Dominican Republic two-and-a-half hours from Santa Domingo.
		The La Plata Anniversario Seleccion Dominicana, with a red version of La Plata's elegant blue and silver band, is available in four sizes - the 4¾" x 40 Petite Corona, the 4¾" x 52 Robusto, the 6" x 50 Toro and the 7" x 52 Double Corona.
		Expanding La Plata's line with a cigar from the Dominican Republic appealed to Migenes because more cigars are made in the DR today than anywhere else.
	fujipub.com /laplata/news.html (1718 words)

	La Plata, NM News
		Local news for La Plata, NM continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
		LA PLATA, N.M. Installing a door on his family's home near Farmington was the start of many home improvement projects Sergeant Marshall Alan Westbrook will never get to finish.
		La Plata Electric Association has named a longtime executive in the utility industry to replace its departing chief executive officer.
	www.topix.net /city/la-plata-nm (624 words)

	Rio de la Plata Satellite Image - Uruguay - Argentina
		The estuary of the Rio de la Plata is one of the largest in the world.
		The extensive sediment plume (muddy looking water) in the Rio de la Plata seems to be a normal condition of the river.
		At the mouth of the Rio de la Plata (south side) a gray patch indicates the location of Buenos Aires hotels bed and breakfast vacation rentals guide find where to stay way togo tourist laks guides in the world.
	www.america-atlas.com /rio-plata.htm (2339 words)

	La Plata Electric Association - LPEA Electric Cooperative in Durango Colorado
		La Plata Electric Association - LPEA Electric Cooperative in Durango Colorado
		La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) is offering "green power" to its members - power produced from renewable resources.
		La Plata Electric Association has openings for two Journeymen linemen.
	www.lpea.com (146 words)

	La Plata River Dolphin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		La Plata dolphins live off the coasts of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina in South America.
		La Plata dolphins are very hard to see in the ocean, so no one knows how many there are in the wild.
		Pablo Bordino is working to learn more about the behavior of La Plata dolphins so that he can prevent them from being caught by fishermen.
	www.thewildones.org /Animals/laplata.html (194 words)

	La Plata, Argentina, Pictures
		La Plata, city in eastern Argentina, capital of Buenos Aires Province, on the western bank of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, near Buenos Aires.
		La Plata is the site of the National University of La Plata (1905), the Catholic University of La Plata (1968), and the Argentine University for Lawyers (1965).
		It was founded as the provincial capital in 1882, after the former provincial capital, Buenos Aires, had been made the national capital.
	www.greatestcities.com /South_America/Argentina/La_Plata_city.html (223 words)

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