update date June 2011 This is a list of the 50 largest metropolitan area s in Americas America . Official definitions of metropolitan area based on the concept of a single urban core and its immediate surroundings are used where available. For city cities in countries that do not have official metropolitan area definitions, the urban agglomeration concept is used instead. For the 50 largest city cities in the Americas, see Largest cities in the Americas . List border 1 cellpadding 0 cellspacing 0 align right center Largest metro area s in the Americas center gallery perrow 4 File CIUDAD MEXICO, DF.jpg flagicon MEX Greater Mexico City Mexico City File Saopaulo paulista.jpg flagicon BRA Greater S o Paulo S o Paulo File Manhattan from top of the rock, hdr.JPG flagicon USA New York metropolitan ... Census Bureau Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas ... col http www.dane.gov.co files censo2005 resultados am municipios.pdf Metropolitan areas as defined ... Population of census metropolitan areas ref align center 2009 align center 15 flagicon USA South Florida ... Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico 2008 ref align center 2009 align center 47 flagicon USA Denver Metropolitan ... name int. metro cite web title America metropolitan areas publisher World Gazetteer url http world ... metropolitan areas accessdate March 19, 2011 ref align center 2010 align center 19 flagicon USA flagicon ... title America metropolitan areas McAllen Reynosa url http world gazetteer.com wg.php?x &men gcis&lng ... reflist 2 See also United States metropolitan area List of metropolitan areas of Mexico List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada List of major cities in Brazil World s largest cities Largest cities in the Americas List of us metro areas by population List of metropolitan areas of the USA Category Lists of cities by demography Category Lists of metropolitan areasAmericas Category Geography of the Americas Category Americas related lists bg ... more details
in the Americas List of metropolitan areas in the Americas by population There are three urban centers ... areas in the Americas by population Metro Area Pop. Rank within the Americas Largest cities ...pp move indef citationstyle Infobox Continent title Americas image File Americas orthographic projection ... br small List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas br small languages Spanish ... , Dutch language Dutch and Americas Languages many others time UTC 10 to UTC 0 UTC cities The Americas ... . In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmass es of North America and South America with their associated Lists of islands of the Americas islands and region s, while ... . Since the 16c, a name of the western hemisphere, often in the plural Americas and more or less synonymous ... is now primary in English ... However, the term is open to uncertainties ... ref The Americas cover ... 250px CIA political map of the Americas in Lambert azimuthal equal area projection Main History of the Americas Settlement details Models of migration to the New World theories of Paleo Indian migration The specifics of Paleo Indians Paleo Indian migration to and throughout the Americas, including ... of the Americas Genetic ancestry influences health work Scientific American accessdate 2009 11 ... to date are the origin from Central Asia , with widespread habitation of the Americas during the end ... title A single and early migration for the peopling of the Americas supported by mitochondrial DNA ... America, Norse colonization of the Americas Viking settlers began arriving in Greenland in 982 ... Columbian era incorporates all archaeology of the Americas period subdivisions in the history of the Americas history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant Europe ... settlement in the Upper Paleolithic to European colonization of the Americas European colonization ... List of pre Columbian civilizations indigenous civilizations of the Americas , such as those of Mesoamerica ... more details
Conference of the Americas can refer to Parliamentary Conference of the Americas was created in 1997 under the auspices of the United States Council of State Governments and National Conference of State Legislatures, the Quebec National Assembly and a Brazilian legislative organization. Conference of the Americas Atlanta is to be held in 2008 and will be dedicated to Wikimedia as well as the free culture movement . disambig ... more details
culture with the state of nature . According to Hobbes and Rousseau, the Indigenous peoples of the Americas ... Gobustan , Azerbaijan , dating back to 10 000 BCE indicating a thriving culture File gyptischer ... n Hasht Behesht Hasht Behesht Palace Culture lang la wikt cultura cultura , lit. cultivation ref Harper, Douglas 2001 . http www.etymonline.com index.php?term culture Online Etymology Dictionary ... and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of culture in Culture A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions . ref Kroeber, A. L. and C. Kluckhohn, 1952. Culture A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions. ref However, the word culture is most commonly used in three basic senses Excellence of taste in the fine art s and humanities , also known as high culture An integrated pattern ... aspirations or ideals . In the mid nineteenth century, some scientists used the term culture to refer to a universal human capacity. For the German nonpositivist sociologist Georg Simmel , culture referred ... forms Chicago University Press, 1971. p6. ref In the twentieth century, culture emerged as a concept ... genetics. Specifically, the term culture in American anthropology had two meanings 1 the evolved ... , the sociology of culture and management studies . Citation needed date February 2010 Etymology The etymology of the modern term culture has a classical origin. In English, the word culture ... Philosophy and Culture in Question last Velkley first Richard year 2002 chapter The Tension in the Beautiful On Culture and Civilization in Rousseau and German Philosophy pages 11 30 publisher The University ... ref name velkley blockquote The term culture, which originally meant the cultivation of the soul ... and Age of Enlightenment Enlightenment . Thus a contrast between culture and civilization is usually implied in these authors, even when not expressed as such. Two primary meanings of culture emerge from this period culture as the folk spirit having a unique identity, and culture as cultivation of inwardness ... more details
refimprove date February 2011 The Culture is a fiction al interstellar anarchist , socialism socialist , and utopia n ref The State of the Art Iain Banks Banks, Iain M. ref ref A Few Notes on the Culture ... called the Culture series . Overview The Culture is characterized by being a post scarcity society ... to protect others. Mind The Culture Minds , powerful artificial intelligence s, have an important .... The danger involved in this imaginative step, though, is clear one of the problems with the Culture ..., too good. ref name SCLIB The novels of the Culture cycle, therefore, mostly deal with people at the fringes of the Culture diplomats, spies, or mercenaries those who interact with other civilizations, and who do the Culture s dirty work in moving those societies closer to the Culture ideal, sometimes by force. Fictional history In this fictional universe, the Culture exists concurrently with human society on Earth. The time frame for the published Culture stories is from roughly AD 1300 to AD 2800, with Earth being Contact The Culture contacted around AD 2100, though the Culture had covertly visited the planet in the 1970s in The State of the Art . The Culture itself is described as having ... of Games , the Culture is described as having existed as a space faring society for eleven thousand years. Society and culture Capability The Culture is a symbiotic society of AI artificial ... choice . As such, the Culture is also a post scarcity society, where technological advances ensure that no one lacks any material goods or services. As a consequence, the Culture has no need of economic ... important . The Culture rejects all forms of economics based on anything other than voluntary activity. Money is a sign of poverty is a common saying in the Culture. Language Marain is the Culture s shared language. Designed by early Minds, the Culture believes or perhaps has proved, or else actively ... pleasing language by the Culture. The symbols of the Marain alphabet can be displayed in three ... more details
The exploration of the Americas includes Exploration of North America Colonization of the Americas Voyages of Christopher Columbus Colonization Category Exploration Americas Category Americas hist stub ... more details
a broad spectrum of society and the day to day lives of people throughout the Americas. Areas include ...ad date November 2011 Infobox Company company name Partners of the Americas company logo Image Partners ... www.partners.net Partners of the Americas Partners of the Americas was inspired by President ... to the Americas. Today, Partners has evolved into 120 volunteer chapters ref http www.partners.net .... These partnerships are also used to address issues in the afore mentioned areas through volunteer ... growth. With one of the largest portfolios in the Americas dedicated to youth development, Partners ... and economic opportunities. Designing and implementing methodologies that integrate the arts, culture ... culture and prepare for a lifetime of leadership and service. Youth Leaders Youth Leaders is a program ... youth participating in Brazil, Uruguay, and Ecuador. Civil Society and Governance PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS ..., citizens, and regional networks. For more information contact civilsociety partners.net . AREAS ... facilitate collaboration and the sharing of knowledge and resources among CSOs in areas such as advocacy ... and institutional capacities. Summits of the Americas As the intermediaries between citizens and governments ... of the Americas by facilitating CSO monitoring of Summit commitments at the national level ... for future work. Exchange and Fellowships The goals of Partners of the Americas to promote citizen ... up the citizenry of the Americas. Through exchanges and fellowships, Partners provides insights into U.S., Latin American and Caribbean society, culture and institutions. These programs nurture the development ... The ability to communicate with counterparts from the Americas in their respective languages ... linkages through their work in organizations throughout the Americas. Both programs are funded by the U.S. Department of State. Education and Culture Provides funds for travel and small projects ... culture and prepare for a lifetime of leadership and service. Partners Kellogg Fellows Over 18 years ... more details
ref This culture area included some of the most complex and advanced culture s of the Americas ..., USA The archaeology of the Americas is the study of the archaeology of North America Mesoamerica ... Pre Columbian and historic Indigenous Peoples of the Americas indigenous American peoples . Archaeological time periods See Category Archaeology of the Americas One of the most enduring classifications ... record in the Americas into five phases. ref name Method File Folsom point.png right ... in the Americas. Although the Formative Classic Post Classic distinction is still used in the archaeology ... culture and Folsom tradition groups. The Archaic stage Defined as cultures relying primarily ... Southwest , the Arctic small tool tradition , the Poverty Point culture, and the Chan Chan culture ... from 1000 BC to AD 500. Examples include the Dorset culture , Zapotec civilization Zapotec culture, Mimbres , Olmec , Woodland period Woodland and Mississippian culture s. The Classic stage Defined ... Mesoamerica or Meso America lang es Mesoam rica is a region and cultural area culture area in the Americas , extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua , within which a number of pre Columbian society societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas ... Humans entering the Americas main Settlement of the Americas Settlement of the Americas address the central question of when and how humans reached the Americas. The earliest definite human peoples visible in the archaeological record throughout the Americas are today known as the Paleo Indians. Pre ... of the Americas before the appearance of significant Europe European influences on the Americas ... up to the European colonization of the Americas during the Early Modern period . While technically referring ... includes the history of indigenous peoples of the Americas American indigenous cultures until they were .... Main Genetic history of indigenous peoples of the Americas Molecular genetics study suggests that surviving ... more details
those who migrated inland into the central areas of the Americas. Many excavations have uncovered ... of the three step early human migrations for the peopling of the Americas . There have been several ... of how, when and why humans Paleo Indians first entered the Americas is of intense interest to archaeologists .... Current understanding of human migration to and throughout the Americas derives from advances ... dispersal of modern humans in the Americas author Goebel, Ted Waters, Michael R. O Rourke, Dennis H ... established theories such as Clovis culture Clovis first . ref cite journal last Gremillion first David ... pnas.94.5.1866 title A single and early migration for the peopling of the Americas supported by mitochondrial ... complex pattern known as Clovis culture Clovis appears in North and Central America n sites from at least ... center Yes open Genetic history of indigenous peoples of the Americas Indigenous Amerindian genetic studies indicate that the colonizing founders of the Americas emerged from a single source ancestral ... Founders A Population Genetic Portrait of the Peopling of the Americas , Public Library of Science Biology ... The peopling of the Americas Genetic ancestry influences health work Scientific American ref ref ... Demographic Histories in the Americas, pdf Maria Catira Bortolini, Francisco M. Salzano, Mark G. Thomas .... ref leaving evidence of occupation in specific localized areas. However, they would not be considered ..., geological and genetic evidence See Archaeology of the Americas Late Glacial Maximum border ... years ago in the americas v onepage&q 8000 20years 20ago 20in 20the 20americas&f false title Indians in the Americas the untold story work By William Marder isbn 9781585091041 author1 Marder, William ... site Topper Site that preceded Clovis culture, near Allendale County, South Carolina . ref ... the Americas around 25,000 years ago. ref cite web url https www.cambridgedna.com genealogy dna ancient ... estimated that peoples of Asia and the Americas were part of the same population from about ... more details
File Americas satellite map.jpg thumb 280px An Image of the Americas from a single remote sensing device ... onboard the Terra satellite The history of the Americas is the collective history of the Americas .... It begins with people migrating to these areas from Asia during the height of an Ice Age . These groups ... of Europeans in the 10th and 15th centuries. The ancestors of today s Indigenous peoples of the Americas ... America. The most popular theory asserts that migrants came to the Americas via the Bering Land ... , Maya civilization Maya , Aztec , Purepecha , Chimor , Mixtec , Moche , Mississippian culture Mississippian ... Mazatec , and the Inca . Prehistory main Prehistoric Americas See History of Canada History of the United ... Settlement of the Americas details Genetic history of indigenous peoples of the Americas Native ... The specifics of Paleo Indian migration to and throughout the Americas, including the exact dates ... title The peopling of the Americas Genetic ancestry influences health work Scientific American accessdate ... habitation of the Americas during the end of the last glacial period , or more specifically ... of the Americas supported by mitochondrial DNA sequence data work The National Academy of Sciences ... diversity of Amerindian indigenous groups increase with distance from the assumed entry point into the Americas ... of the Americas Genetic ancestry influences health work Scientific American accessdate 2009 11 22 ... have variously estimated that peoples of Asia and the Americas were part of the same population from ... Genomics Supports a Single Pre Clovis Origin with a Coastal Route for the Peopling of the Americas ... Paleo Indians period Canada Archaeology of the Americas The Lithic stage or Paleo Indians Paleo ... in the Americas, covering the Late Pleistocene era. The time period derives its name from the appearance ... evidence of the earliest well known human activity in the Americas . Lithic reduction ... called Middle Archaic stage Archaic period around 6000 BCE. Particular archaeological culture s can ... more details
Museum of the Americas may refer to Museum of the Americas Madrid , a pre Columbian art history museum Museo de Am rica in Madrid, Spain Museum of the Americas Florida , an art museum in Doral, Miami Dade County, Florida, USA Museum of the Americas Texas , a Native American heritage museum in Weatherford, Texas, USA Art Museum of the Americas , an art museum of the Organization of American States OAS in Washington, DC Dance Art Museum of the Americas , a dance art museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Gilcrease Museum , aka Gilcrease The Museum of the Americas , an art and history museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA disambig ... more details
Refimprove date April 2010 Citations missing date October 2009 Image Tower of the americas full.jpg right thumb 240px Image View from Tower of the Americas.jpg right 240px thumb View from Tower of the Americas Tower of the Americas is a 750 foot length foot observation tower restaurant in San Antonio San Antonio, Texas . The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O Neil Ford ref cite book last Gerem first Yves title A Marmac Guide to San Antonio publisher Pelican Publishing Company location Gretna year 2001 isbn 1565548213 page 271 ref and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World s Fair, HemisFair 68 . The tower was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until 1996, when the Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Stratosphere Tower was completed. ref cite web url http www.emporis.com application ?nav building&id towerofstreetamericas sanantonio tx usa&lng 3 title Tower of the Americas publisher Emporis.com date accessdate April 17, 2010 ref The tower is located ... panoramic views of the city. ref cite web url http planeteyetraveler.com tag tower of the americas title Tower of the Americas publisher Planeteyetraveler.com date accessdate April 17, 2010 ref Construction ... of the Americas restaurant for more than three decades. Building Heights 750 ft 229 m to top ... Broadcasting now Univision radio . Transmitters are located between the public areas of the observation .... See also Commons Category Tower of The Americas, San Antonio, Texas List of tallest buildings ... Archives Guides hemisfair tower.html History of the Tower of the Americas research guide with archival photographs http toweroftheamericas.com Tower of the Americas restaurant http www.emporis.com en wm bu ?id 118195 Emporis Tower of the Americas structurae id s0000341 title Tower of the Americas ... architecture in the United States de Tower of the Americas fa fr Tower of the Americas pt Torre das Am ricas sv Tower of the Americas ... more details
Infobox Organization name Americas Society image border Percy Rivington Pyne House 001.JPG caption The Americas Society membership headquarters 680 Park Avenue Manhattan Park Avenue Sixties br New York, NY 10021 United States formation 1965 ref name aboutas website div class plainlinks http www.americas society.org div The Americas Society is an organization dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas established in 1965 by David Rockefeller . ref name aboutas cite web url http as.americas society.org page.php?k AboutAS title About Americas Society accessdate 2008 05 06 publisher Americas Society ref The Americas Society promotes the understanding of the economic , political , and cultural issues that define and challenge the Americas today, including everywhere from the Arctic Circle to the southernmost tip of Argentina . ref Cite document title Americas Society About publisher ARTINFO year 2008 url http www.artinfo.com galleryguide 22097 8615 about americas society new york accessdate 2008 07 25 postscript None Dead link date November 2010 bot H3llBot ref The Americas Society, together with Council of the Americas , produces the publication Americas Quarterly , a policy journal for the Western Hemisphere. The Americas Society also produces the MetLife Music of the Americas concert series to showcase the diversity of styles and genres of music in the Americas. The concert series is free and open to the public, and is held at the Society s headquarters on Park Avenue. The society has its New York headquarters in the former Percy Rivington Pyne House . References Reflist External links http www.americas society.org Homepage of the Americas Society http www.americasquarterly.org Americas Quarterly http www.elmundo.es mundodinero 2010 06 10 economia 1276191461.html C sar Alierta receives the Gold Medal of the Americas Society org stub Category Organizations based in the United States ... more details
Advert date November 2010 4G Americas is a wireless industry trade association representing the 3GPP family of technologies. The organization was established in January 2002 under the name 3G Americas. On September 28, 2010, 3G Americas announced the organization s name change to 4G Americas and a realignment of its mission and objectives. ref Marek, Sue. http www.fiercewireless.com story 3g americas broadens mission becomes 4g americas 2010 09 28 3G Americas broadens mission, becomes 4G Americas , Fierce Wireless , September 28, 2010. ref With a focus on the Americas region, 4G Americas works ... article 20101012 REALITY CHECK 101009981 Reality Check 4G in the Americas Reflections in the mirror ... and connected devices. 4G Americas works with government agencies, regulatory bodies, technical standards ... 3GPP , 3GPP ref ref http www.4gamericas.org index.cfm?fuseaction page&pageid 1538 4G Americas and 3GPP , 4G Americas . ref ref http www.3gpp.org Market Representation Partners Market Representation ... 1541 4G Americas and ITU , 4G Americas . ref and the Inter American Telecommunication Commission CITEL ref http www.4gamericas.org index.cfm?fuseaction page&pageid 1533 4G Americas and CITEL , 4G Americas . ref of the Organization of American States, working agreements with the GSMA , ref http www.4gamericas.org index.cfm?fuseaction page&pageid 1536 4G Americas and GSMA , 4G Americas . ref UMTS Forum , ref http www.4gamericas.org index.cfm?fuseaction page&pageid 1539 4G Americas and UMTS Forum , 4G Americas . ref Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance NGMN , ref http www.4gamericas.org index.cfm?fuseaction page&pageid 1537 4G Americas and NGMN , 4G Americas . ref the Centro de Investigaci n ... page&pageid 1535 4G Americas and CINTEL , 4G Americas . ref the C mara de Empresas de Servicios ... 1540 4G Americas and CASETEL , 4G Americas . ref and Association of Telecommunications Enterprises ... 4G Americas and ASETA , 4G Americas . ref Board of Governors class wikitable Alcatel Lucent Am rica ... more details
Infobox zoo zoo name Aquarium of the Americas image AquariumOfAmericasFromRiver3May07.jpg image caption The Aquarium of the Americas seen from the Mississippi River date opened 1990 location New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans , Louisiana , United States USA coordinates coord 29.950012 90.063968 region US LA type landmark num animals 10,000 num species 530 members Association of Zoos and Aquariums AZA website http www.auduboninstitute.org visit aquarium The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is a renowned aquarium in New Orleans, Louisiana , USA . Recognized as one of the leading aquariums in the United States , it is run by the Audubon Nature Institute Audubon Institute , which also supervises the Audubon Zoo and Audubon Park, New Orleans Audubon Park in a different part of the city . It is located along the banks of the Mississippi River by the edge of the historic French Quarter off Canal Street, New Orleans Canal Street , at the upper end of Woldenberg Park . It opened in 1990. Exhibits As its name implies, the aquarium specializes in aquatic life of the Americas. The exhibits generally feature particular regions throughout North and South America. With 10,000 animals representing 530 species, noteworthy exhibits include A Caribbean reef exhibit featuring a clear, convert 30 ft m sing on sigfig 1 long tunnel surrounded by a convert 132000 USgal m3 tank of exemplary sea life such as the bonnethead shark and clownfish An Amazon Rainforest Amazon exhibit, encased in a glass cylinder, effectively a humid, climate controlled greenhouse that is a prominent feature of the riverfont ... also has an IMAX theater, and exhibits for sea otter s and African penguin s In popular culture ... visit aquarium Aquarium of the Americas official website Zoos of Louisiana Zoos Category Aquaria in Louisiana Category Culture of New Orleans, Louisiana Category Buildings and structures ... de Aquarium of the Americas ... more details
Wikify date July 2009 In the Americas, Portuguese language Portuguese is the official and national language of Brazil as well as one of three official languages of MERCOSUL . In addition it is spoken by various small but significant communities throughout the western hemisphere. The Portuguese language s presence in the Americas is a result of two historical processes The first wave of European colonization of the Americas European colonialism which brought Europeans in contact with the Americas. Lusophone immigration from various countries and in various waves throughout the Americas. Geographic distribution Brazil is the centre of gravity for the Portuguese language in the Americas with a population of approximately 190 million, almost all of whom are native speakers of Portuguese. Its sheer demographic weight is what makes Portuguese a relevant regional and world language. Research in regional and social variation in Brazilian Portuguese has grown and is revealing a great deal of diversity. The country also received settlers from Portugal and white settlers from former Portuguese African colonies, East Timor , and Macau and Macanese people Eurasian settlers from Macau and East Timor. Argentina was the first Spanish speaking member state of Mercosur to participate in the Frontier schools project. It involves the exchange of language teachers with Brazil. Secondary schools are now required to offer Portuguese as a foreign language ref http portal.educ.ar noticias educacion y ... of Brazilian Portuguese In the Americas, it is Brazilian Portuguese which is the standard ... from all CPLP member states, the agreement favours the Brazilian norm. Media and popular culture Portuguese speaking communities in the Americas outside of Brazil, from Canada to South America form ... in Brazil. Rede Globo and R dio e Televis o de Portugal RTPi are available throughout the Americas ... dialects Americas ... more details
Buddhism in the Americas may refer to North America Buddhism in Canada Buddhism in the United States Buddhism in Central America Buddhism in Costa Rica South America Buddhism in Brazil Buddhism topics disambig religion DEFAULTSORT Americas, Buddhism in the Category Buddhism by country Category Buddhism in South America Category Buddhism in North America ... more details
Image Summits of Americas.gif thumb right 120px Logo of Summits of the Americas, an initiative of the Organization of American States OAS . Image Head of States at the Americas Summit in Mar del Plata Argentina 2005.jpg thumb right Heads of state at the Summit of the Americas 2005 Image Cumbre de las Americas.PNG thumb Summits of the Americas The Summits of the Americas SOA is a series of international ... Summit of the Americas based on the principles of democracy and free trade. ref name twaddle382 ... name summits Florida International University , http www.americasnet.net home about.htm Summit of the Americas Center SOAC http www.americasnet.net home summits.htm Summits list ref 1st Summit of the Americas ... Summit Americas http www.summit americas.org i summit.html I summit 1st ref December 7 8, 1996 ref name summits Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development at Santa Cruz, Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia . ref Summit Americas http www.summit americas.org summit sd.html Sustainable development ref April 18 19, 1998 ref name summits 2nd Summit of the Americas at Santiago de Chile Santiago in Chile . ref Summit Americas http www.summit americas.org ii summit.html II summit 2nd ref April 20 22, 2001 ref name summits 3rd Summit of the Americas , in Quebec City, Quebec Quebec City , Canada . ref Summit Americas http www.summit americas.org iii summit.html III summit 3rd ref January 12 13, 2004 ref name summits Monterrey Special Summit of the Americas at Monterrey in Mexico . ref Summit Americas http www.summit americas.org sp summit.html Special ref November 4 5, 2005 ref name summits 4th Summit of the Americas at Mar del Plata in Argentina . ref Summit Americas http www.summit americas.org iv summit.html IV summit 4th ref April 17 19, 2009 ref name summits 5th Summit of the Americas at Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago . ref Summit Americas http www.summit americas.org v summit.html V summit 5th ref 2012 6th Summit of the Americas at Cartagena, Colombia Cartagena ... more details
title South American cuisine Category Cuisine by continent Category Culture of the Americas ...See also North American cuisine South American cuisine The cuisine of the Americas is made up of a variety of food preparation styles. North America North American cuisine consists of foods native to or popular in countries of North America , such as Canadian cuisine , American cuisine , Mexican cuisine , and Latin American cuisine North America Central American cuisine . North American cuisines display influence from many international cuisines, including Native American cuisine , Jewish cuisine , Asian cuisine , and especially European cuisine . As a broad, geo culinary term, North American cuisine also includes Latin American cuisine North America Central American and Caribbean cuisine Caribbean cuisines. These regions are part of North America, so these regional cuisines also fall within the penumbra of North American cookery. The term regional is somewhat ambiguous, however, since the cuisine of Puerto Rico can differ markedly from Cuban cuisine Mexican cuisine spills across the border into the Tex Mex and Mexi Cali sub cuisines and the cuisines of Michigan and Ontario have more in common with each other than either has with the cuisines of Manitoba or Iowa. South America Some of the richest products of South American cuisine come from the middle of the continent, the Amazonia . In countries like Peru there is a strong influence of the Tahuantinsuyu Inca and their Inca cuisine cuisine . Potato es are frequently grown as a result of this, and also plants such as quinoa . On the Southern tip of South America lies the Pacific Ocean , which provides a large array of seafood . Many plains also are on this continent, which are rich for growing food in abundance. In the Patagonia south of Chile and Argentina , many people produce Domestic sheep lamb and venison . King crab is typically caught at the southern end of the continent. Antarctic krill has just recently been discovered ... more details
prose date October 2011 Subdivisions of the Americas 150px The Americas , also known as America disambiguation America , are the lands of the western hemisphere , composed of numerous entities and regions variably defined by geography, politics, and culture. The Americas are frequently recognised to comprise two separate continent s North America and South America , particularly in Anglosphere English speaking nations . The Americas may also be recognised to comprise a single continent named America , in Latin America and other parts of the world. ref name MoC cite book title The Myth of Continents author Martin W. Lewis, Karen E. Wigen chapter Chapter One, The Architecture of Continents publisher University of California Press year 1997 isbn 0 520 20742 4 ref Physical geography North America the continent and associated island s of the northern hemisphere and chiefly western hemisphere. It lies ... , and Pacific Ocean s. Middle America Americas Middle America the territory between the southern ... 10, 2007. http www.webcitation.org 5kwKFMQnF Archived 2009 10 31. ref Middle America Americas Middle ... segment of the U.S. population. ref name ma2 United Nations geoscheme UN geoscheme for the Americas ... designation for British possessions in the Americas. British North America former designation for territories ... the newly independent Spanish colonization of the Americas Spanish territories Costa Rica, El ... Anglo America the region of the Americas having significant historical, linguistic, and cultural ... of the Americas where Romance language s derived from Latin language Latin namely Spanish language ... to Britain. Ibero America the region of the Americas having significant historical, linguistic, and cultural ... of the Americas extending from central Mexico southeast to Nicaragua and Costa Rica a term used ... American word Americas Columbia disambiguation Columbia continent , supercontinent , subcontinent ... Regions of the world DEFAULTSORT Americas Terminology Category Americas Category Geography terminology ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Intelsat Americas , was the re designation given to the several Telstar satellites serving North America following their sale to Intelsat by Loral Space & Communications in 2003. On February 1, 2007, they were renamed under the Galaxy brand. The following name conversions were applied to the Telstar satellites serving the United States http www.intelsat.com files network satellites intelsat satellite name conversion table.pdf Telstar 5 Intelsat Americas 5 Galaxy 25 Telstar 6 Intelsat Americas 6 Galaxy 26 Telstar 7 Intelsat Americas 7 Galaxy 27 Telstar 8 Intelsat Americas 8 Galaxy 28 Telstar 13 Intelsat Americas 13 Galaxy 23 Intelsat Americas 9, while under construction was finished and launched as Galaxy 19 The Telstar satellites that do not directly serve the United States retained their original Telstar designation. References reflist Intelsat Category Intelsat Category Direct broadcast satellite services Category Satellite television ... more details
Americas Quarterly, The Policy Journal for Our Hemisphere, is a magazine dedicated to policy analysis and debate of economics, finance, social development, and politics in the Western Hemisphere. Launched in 2007, AQ reaches over 17,000 readers. AQ presents itself as a balanced, authoritative, and accessible journal that responds to issues facing the region and brings a diverse set of key players to the table. The editorial mission is to engage a new generation of political, economic and social leaders in a discussion of future policy alternatives and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Americas Quarterly has attracted contributions from leading figures in the region such as Bill Gates , Fernando Henrique Cardoso , Ricardo Lagos , es Jos Antonio Ocampo Jos Antonio Ocampo , Richard Feinberg, and Admiral James Stravidis. Past issues have focused on http www.americasquarterly.org ... Board Felipe Ardila Eva Fern ndez Maria Soledad Saieh G. Patrick Sloane Publisher Americas Quarterly is published by the Americas Society and Council of the Americas AS COA and is supported in part by grants from the Foundation Open Society Institute and the Tinker Foundation. For over 40 years Americas Society and Council of the Americas have actively engaged in the dissemination and discussion ... to continued fresh, positive exchange on the critical topics of the day. The Americas Society and Council of the Americas are non partisan organizations founded to promote better understanding and dialogue in the Western Hemisphere, working in collaboration to advance their respective missions. The Americas Society is a public charity described in I.R.C. Section 501 c 3 , and Council of the Americas ... are those of the authors or guest commentators and speakers and do not represent those of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas or its members or the Boards of Directors of either ... current Americas Quarterly Website Category Political science journals Category International ... more details
Context date October 2009 Infobox Organization name FIBA Americas image FIBA Americas logo.jpg size 200 px motto type List of international sport federations Sports federation formation October 11, 1975 headquarters San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan , Puerto Rico membership 44 national associations leader title President leader name flagicon ARG Horacio Muratore acting language English language English and Spanish language Spanish website http www.fibaamericas.com FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA International Basketball Federation which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas . FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico . National teams col start col 5 CONCECABA Caribbean CBC Bk Antigua and Barbuda Bk Aruba Bk Bahamas Bk Barbados Bk Bermuda Bk British Virgin Islands Bk Cayman Islands Bk Cuba Bk Dominica Bk Dominican Republic Bk Grenada Bk Guyana col 5 br br Bk Haiti Bk Jamaica Bk Montserrat Bk Netherlands Antilles Bk Puerto Rico Bk Saint Kitts and Nevis Bk Saint Lucia Bk Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bk Suriname Bk Trinidad and Tobago Bk Turks and Caicos ... Bk Peru Bk Uruguay Bk Venezuela col end Top ten FIBA Americas teams class wikitable style text align ... left Bk Uruguay 39.2 30 align left Bk Mexico 26.4 sup C sup Current zone champion FIBA Americas competitions FIBA Americas Championship FIBA Americas Championship for Women FIBA Americas Under 20 Championship no longer held FIBA Americas Under 20 Championship for Women no longer held FIBA Americas Under 18 Championship FIBA Americas Under 18 Championship for Women FIBA Americas Under 16 Championship FIBA Americas Under 16 Championship for Women FIBA Americas League FIBA Americas regional competitions ... FIBA Americas Official Website FIBA Americas League International basketball International ... Women s Professional Basketball Leagues FIBA Americas associations FIBA Americas teams FIBA Americas ... es FIBA Am ricas fr FIBA Am riques it FIBA Americas he lv FIBA Americas lt FIBA Amerika ... more details
Infobox building name Americas Tower image Americas tower.jpg image size 250px caption location New York City , United States ref name Emp Cite web title Americas Tower url http www.emporis.com en wm bu ?id americastower newyorkcity ny usa publisher Emporis.com accessdate 2008 01 12 ref latd 40.757223 longd 73.982714 iso region US NY coordinates format dms coordinates display title start date 1989 ref name SSP Cite web title Americas Tower url http skyscraperpage.com cities ?buildingID 1061 publisher SkyscraperPage.com accessdate 2008 01 12 ref completion date 1992 ref name Emp ref name SSP opening 1993 building type Office ref name SSP antenna spire roof convert 692 ft m ref name Emp ref name SSP top floor floor count 50 ref name Emp elevator count 45 cost floor area convert 1000000 sqft m2 ref name MTB Cite web title The Midtown Book 1177 Avenue of the Americas url http www.thecityreview.com six1177.html publisher The City Review author Carter B. Horsley accessdate 2008 01 12 ref architect Swanke Hayden Connell Architects ref name Emp ref name SSP structural engineer main contractor developer Americas Tower Partners ref name MTB owner Silverstein Properties ref name EmpNews cite news title German American investors buy Americas Tower in NYC url http www.emporis.com en bu nc ne ?id 100576 publisher Emporis.com date 2002 07 24 accessdate 2008 01 12 ref management references Americas Tower , also known as 1177 Avenue of the Americas , ref name EmpNews is a 50 storey , 692 foot 211 m office tower in Manhattan , New York City , standing at West 45th Street. ref name Emp Construction began in 1989 ref name SSP and was expected to be completed in 1991. ref name MTB This schedule was altered when construction was halted in December 1989 due to lawsuit s. ref name Emp ref name ... 200 and 249 meters Category Art Deco buildings in New York City ca Americas Tower cs Americas Tower de Americas Tower es Americas Tower eu Americas Tower fr Americas Tower ro Americas Tower ... more details
For the concert series Music of the Americas concert series Unreferenced date February 2011 The music of the Americas is very diverse since, in addition to many types of Native American music , the music of Africa and the music of Europe have been found there for some five centuries, creating many hybrid forms that have influenced the popular music of the world. See also Canadian music Music of the United States Latin music Caribbean music Category American music Music stub ... more details
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