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There is always something hapenning at El Conquistador Resort. Here you will find our Calendar of Upcoming Events*. *Events subject to change.

12-4pm — DJ MAX 4-7pm — DJ GIO 11am — 2pm — Latin Steel Drums 5-7pm — Natalia Mikhaela 7-9pm — Jimmy Marrero 9pm-1am — Latin Fiesta Band — 10:30am — Guess how many?  11:30 am — Arts & Crafts 12:30 — Hula Hoop Competition 1:00 pm — Noodle Toss 1:30 pm — Corn Toss 2:00 pm — Sand Castles 2:00 pm — Ring Toss 2:00 pm — Bingo 3:00 pm — Water Games 3:30 pm — Target Football 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs 4:30 pm — Silly Race — 6pm-8:00 — Canvas & Wine

Coquí Water Park Bella Vista Palomino Ballyhoo Bono Bar 21 — Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park & Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Main Pool Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island — Bar 21

12-4pm — DJ MAX 6:30pm-9:30pm — DJ GIO 11am — 2pm — Latin Steel Drums 5-7pm — Latin Duo 7-9pm — Jimmy Marrero 9pm-1am — Rumbealo — 10:30am — Guess how many?  11:30 am — Arts & Crafts 12:30 pm — Hula Hoop Competition 1:30 pm — Soccer Challenge 2:00 pm — Sand Castles 2:00 pm — Jump Rope 2:00 pm — Bingo 3:00 pm — Water Games 3:30 pm — Target Football 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs 4:30 pm — Silly Race — 7:30-9:30pm — Smores and Letters to Santa 9-10pm — Parranderos del Este

Coquí Water Park Bella Vista Palomino Ballyhoo Bono Bar 21 — Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park & Palomino Island Palomino Island Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Main Pool Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island — Brisas

12-4pm — DJ MAX 6:30pm-9:30pm — DJ MARC 11am — 2pm — Viva la Plena 5-7pm — Natalia Mikhaela 7-9pm — Jimmy Marrero 9pm-1am — Exencia y Mas —​​​​​​​ Christmas Eve Buffet/Típico Project (5-8pm) — 10:30am-11:30am — Meet & Greet with Snowflake 10:30am — Guess how many?  11:30 am — Arts & Crafts 12:30 pm — Hula Hoop Competition 1:30 pm — Cookie Decorations 1:30 pm — Soccer Challenge 2:00 pm — Sand Castles 2:00 pm — Bingo 3:00 pm — Water Games 3:30 pm — Target Football 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs 4:30 pm — Silly Race — 8:30pm-9:30pm — Magician Show

Coquí Water Park Bella Vista Palomino Ballyhoo Bono Bar 21 — Atrium — Lobby Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park & Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Palomino Island Main Pool Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island — Bar 21

12-4pm — DJ MAX 6:30pm-9:30pm — DJ MARC 11am — 2pm — Viva la Plena 5-7pm — Latin Duo 7-9pm — Freddy Mendez 9pm-1am — Latin Fiesta Band — Christmas Buffet/Típico Project (5-8pm) — 10:30am-12pm  — Meet & Greet w/ Santa 10:30am — Guess how many?  11:30 am — Arts & Crafts 12:30 pm — Hula Hoop Competition 1:00 pm — Noodle Toss 1:00 pm — Corn Toss 2:00 pm — Sand Castles 2:00 pm — Ring Toss 2:00 pm — Bingo 3:00 pm — Water Games 3:30 pm — Target Football 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs 4:30 pm — Silly Race 7:00pm — Hot Chocolate Sation & Family Game

Coquí Water Park Bella Vista Palomino Ballyhoo Bono Bar 21 — Atrium — Lobby Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park & Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Main Pool Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Bar 21

12-4pm — DJ GIO 6:30pm-9:30pm — DJ HECTOR 11am — 2pm — Latin Steel Drums 5-7pm — SO/MA 7-9pm — Ivan Smith Duo 9pm-1am — Evoluzion —   10:30am — Guess how many?  11:30 am — Arts & Crafts 12:30 pm — Hula Hoop Competition 1:30 pm — Soccer Challenge 2:00 pm — Sand Castles 2:00 pm — Jump Rope 2:00 pm — Bingo 3:00 pm — Water Games 3:30 pm — Target Football 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs 4:30 pm — Silly Race — 7:00pm-8:00pm — Gingerbread houses

Coquí Water Park Bella Vista Palomino Ballyhoo Bono Bar 21 — Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park & Palomino Island Palomino Island Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Main Pool Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island —​​​​​​​ Bar 21

12-4pm — DJ GIO 6:30pm-9:30pm — DJ HECTOR 11am — 2pm — Latin Steel Drums 5-7pm — SO/MA 7-9pm — Jimmy Marrero 9pm-1am — Junny Ramos — 10:30am — Guess how many?  11:30 am — Arts & Crafts 12:30 pm — Hula Hoop Competition 1:00 pm — Noodle Toss 1:00 pm — Corn Toss 2:00 pm — Sand Castles 2:00 pm — Ring Toss 2:00 pm — Bingo 3:00 pm — Water Games 3:30 pm — Target Football 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs 4:30 pm — Silly Race

Coquí Water Park Bella Vista Palomino Ballyhoo Bono Bar 21 — Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park & Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Main Pool Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island

12-4pm — DJ MAX 6:30pm-9:30pm — DJ HECTOR 11am — 2pm — Viva La Plena 5-7pm — Nicky Marrero 7-9pm — Freddy Méndez 9pm-1am — Danzes — 10:30am — Guess how many?  11:30 am — Arts & Crafts 12:30 pm — Hula Hoop Competition 1:30 pm — Soccer Challenge 2:00 pm — Sand Castles 2:00 pm — Jump Rope 2:00 pm — Bingo 3:00 pm — Water Games 3:30 pm — Target Football 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs 4:30 pm — Silly Race	Coquí Water Park Bella Vista Palomino Ballyhoo Bono Bar 21 — Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park & Palomino Island Palomino Island Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Main Pool Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island

12-4pm — DJ GIO 6:30pm-9:30pm — DJ YAN 11am — 2pm — Viva la Plena 5-7pm — Natalia Mikhaela 7-9pm — Jimmy Marrero 9pm-1am — Exencia y Mas — 10:30am — Guess how many?  11:30 am — Arts & Crafts 12:30 pm — Hula Hoop Competition 1:00 pm — Noodle Toss 1:30 pm — Corn Toss 2:00 pm — Sand Castles 2:00 pm — Ring Toss 2:00 pm — Bingo 3:00 pm — Water Games 3:30 pm — Target Football 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs 4:30 pm — Silly Race

Coquí Water Park Bella Vista Palomino Ballyhoo Bono Bar 21 — Coqui Water Park Coqui Water Park & Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Main Pool Coqui Water Park Palomino Island Coqui Water Park Palomino Island

12-4pm — DJ MAX | Coquí Water Park 6:30pm-9:30pm — DJ YAN | Bella Vista 11am — 2pm — Latin Steel Drums | Palomino 5-7pm — Jimmy Marrero | Ballyhoo 7-9pm — Freddy Mendez | BoNo 9pm-1am — Latin Fiesta Band | Bar 21 — 10:30am — Guess how many?  | Coqui Water Park 11:30 am — Arts & Crafts  | Coqui Water Park 12:30 pm — Hula Hoop Competition  | Palomino Island 1:30 pm — Soccer Challenge  | Palomino Island 2:00 pm — Sand Castles  | Palomino Island  2:00 pm — Jump Rope  | Coqui Water Park 2:00 pm — Bingo  | Main Pool 3:00 pm — Water Games  | Coqui Water Park 3:30 pm — Target Football  | Palomino Island 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs  | Coqui Water Park 4:30 pm — Silly Race  | Palomino Island​​​​​​​ 7-8pm — Smores | Brisas  8:15pm — 9:00pm Dance Class| Bar 21

8-9pm — DJ | Main Pool 9-10:30pm — Barreto El Show | Main Pool 10:30pm-11:00pm — DJ | Main Pool 11:30pm-1am — Latin Spirit | Main Pool 12am — Fireworks | Main Pool 1-2am — DJ | Main Pool — 12-4pm — DJ MAX | Coquí Water Park 11am — 2pm — Viva la Plena | Palomino 5-7pm — Bohemia Tropical | Ballyhoo 7-9pm — Jimmy Marrero | BoNo 8pm-10:30pm — DJ | Main Pool 10:30pm-12am — Kardillacs | Bar 21 12:00am — 3:00am — DJ | Bar 21 — NEW YEARS EVENT 9:30-10pm — Parranderos del Este 10pm-2am — Live Band Trellises Midnight — Fireworks Atlantic Terrace Buffet w/ Exencia y Mas (6-10pm) — 10:30 am — 11:30 am — Meet & Greet with Snowflake | Lobby 10:30am — Guess how many? | Coqui Water Park 11:30 am — Arts & Crafts | Coqui Water Park 12:30 pm — Hula Hoop Competition | Palomino Island 1:30 pm — Cookie Decorations | Coqui Water Park 1:30 pm — Soccer Challenge | Palomino Island 2:00 pm — Sand Castles | Palomino Island 2:00 pm — Bingo | Main Pool 3:00 pm — Water Games | Coqui Water Park 3:30 pm — Target Football | Palomino Island 4:00 pm — Musical Chairs | Coqui Water Park 4:30 pm — Silly Race | Palomino Island 8:30 pm — 10:00 pm — Movie Night with the Kids | Lobby —

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Free Wi-Fi Free Wi-Fi in rooms	24-hour services 24-hour reception	Swimming Pool Swimming pool
Fitness/Gym Exercise gym	Sports activities Tennis court Golf course	On-site Dining Restaurant Bar/ Lounge area
Meeting facilities Business centre	No Smoking Non-smoking rooms	Child-friendly Kids club

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Featuring WiFi in the rooms, Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort Fajardo offers accommodation within 2. 3 km from Balneario Seven Seas Crescent-Shaped Beach. The centre of Fajardo is within 5 km of the property, and Las Croabas is about 2.8 km away.

The venue is placed next to own beaches. The resort features 234 air-conditioned rooms featuring a microwave, an oven and refrigerator. El Conquistador Golf Course is also located near the hotel. Natural Reserve Cabezas de San Juan is just a short drive away.

For your comfort, you will find climate control, TV and ironing facilities. Rooms have private bathrooms equipped with a tub, a drier and a spa bathtub.

Guests can have breakfast in the café every morning. The snack bar has a spacious terrace and a lounge along with refreshing drinks. Various options for dining, including Ocean View Restaurant and El Pescador are offered nearby. Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort provides facials and a sauna on-site for free. Guests may relax with the help of a wellness area, a spa centre and a solarium or fitness and a gym area. For lovers of active pastime there are windsurfing, scuba diving and sailing.

• Local attractions

• Parque las Croabas

  250 m

• Kayaking Puerto Rico

  1.5 km

• Coqui Water Park

  250 m

• Para La Naturaleza Las Cabezas De San Juan

  1.3 km

• El Conquistador Golf Course

  500 m

• Bioluminescent Bay

  250 m

• Natural Reserve Cabezas de San Juan

  1.3 km

• Balneario Seven Seas

  1.3 km

• East Coast Water Taxi

  950 m

• Bio Island Puerto Rico

  250 m

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Facilities

General

• Non-smoking rooms
• Free Wi-Fi
• Parking
• Safe deposit box
• 24-hour reception
• Late check-in/ -out
• Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
• Wheelchair access
• 24-hour security
• Air conditioning in public areas
• Beauty salon
• Smoke detectors

Meals and drinks

• Kitchenette
• Dryer
• Cookware/ Kitchen utensils
• Restaurant
• Bar/ Lounge area
• Coffee/Tea in lobby

Activities and relaxation

• Swimming pool
• Casino
• Spa centre
• Exercise gym
• Water sports
• Tennis court
• Golf course

Services

• Room service
• Car hire
• Tours/Ticket assistance
• Business centre

In the room

• Free Wi-Fi in rooms
• Air conditioning
• Heating
• In-room safe
• Sitting area
• Turndown service
• Dining table
• Ironing facilities
• Bathtub
• Hair dryer
• Free toiletries
• Flat-screen TV
• Direct dial telephone
• CD player
• AM/FM alarm clock
• Babysitting/Child services
• Kids club
• Carpeted floor

Important notice

Check-in: from 16:00 until 23:59

Check-out: until 12:00

• Extra beds details
• Free accommodation is provided for all children under the age of 18 if no extra beds are required.
• An extra bed for older children/adults is provided without additional charge.
• Older children/adults can be accommodated for free if using existing beds.
• The number of extra beds allowed in a room — 1.

Frequently asked questions

• Yes, Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort Fajardo has rooms with facilities for disabled and wheelchair access. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.

• Antonio Rivera Rodriguez airport and Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort are separated by 30 km distance.

• Guests with families will like cots and a mini club available at Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort Fajardo.

• Yes, laundry are provided in Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria.

• You can visit El Conquistador Golf Course, placed near Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort Fajardo.

• Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort lies next to El Conquistador Golf Course.

• Best restaurants around Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort include Ocean View Restaurant and El Pescador.

• The average price of a room in Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria is $301. For more specific information, contact the hotel staff.

• Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort Fajardo boasts with its free self-parking, a spa area and a sauna.

• Some of the rooms at Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort are equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioner and a safe box.

• Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort Fajardo offers One-Bedroom Villa, Two-Bedroom Villa and Three-Bedroom Villa to choose from.

• You can stay fit with the help of fitness classes and a gym area offered in Las Casitas Village — A Waldorf Astoria Resort.

Facilities

General

• Non-smoking rooms
• Free Wi-Fi
• Parking
• Safe deposit box
• 24-hour reception
• Late check-in/ -out
• Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
• Wheelchair access
• 24-hour security
• Air conditioning in public areas
• Beauty salon
• Smoke detectors

Meals and drinks

• Kitchenette
• Dryer
• Cookware/ Kitchen utensils
• Restaurant
• Bar/ Lounge area
• Coffee/Tea in lobby

Activities and relaxation

• Swimming pool
• Casino
• Spa centre
• Exercise gym
• Water sports
• Tennis court
• Golf course

Services

• Room service
• Car hire
• Tours/Ticket assistance
• Business centre

In the room

• Free Wi-Fi in rooms
• Air conditioning
• Heating
• In-room safe
• Sitting area
• Turndown service
• Dining table
• Ironing facilities
• Bathtub
• Hair dryer
• Free toiletries
• Flat-screen TV
• Direct dial telephone
• CD player
• AM/FM alarm clock
• Babysitting/Child services
• Kids club
• Carpeted floor

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For bookings made on or after 6 April 2020, we advise you to consider the risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and associated government measures. If you don’t book a flexible rate, you may not be entitled to a refund. Your cancellation request will be handled by the property based on your chosen policy and mandatory consumer law, where applicable. During times of uncertainty, we recommend booking an option with free cancellation. If your plans change, you can cancel free of charge until free cancellation expires.

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Baja California Sur — Mexico — Planet Earth

Geography

The state of Baja California Sur occupies the southern half of the California Peninsula — a long narrow strip of land that protrudes far into the ocean and stretches parallel to the mainland. A low mountain range stretches along the axial part of the state, ending at the southern tip of the peninsula near Cape San Lucas. On the cape is the city of Cabo San Lucas — the second largest and most populated after the capital La Paz. Cabo San Lucas is a popular place for beaches that merge into one long strip called the Los Cabos Corridor, or Corridor del Oro — Golden. Here is the most famous natural landmark — the symbol of the state — the rock of El Arco. Its shape with a characteristic round hole is well known throughout the world.

The state has the longest coastline in the country. It also includes several dozen small islands: in terms of their number, the state also ranks first in Mexico. The islands and the sea coast are a lot of beaches, the main visitors of which are visitors from the USA.

Nature

There are only two relatively large rivers in the state, the rest are temporary streams that form after heavy rains and dry up literally before our eyes.

Cape Pulmo National Park has been created to preserve the largest coral reef in the Gulf of California. This reef is more than 20 thousand years old, it is inhabited by about 6 thousand different species of mollusks, invertebrates and fish. The El Vizcaino Whale Sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Diverse fauna has been preserved: iguanas, several species of turtles, many birds, including a large population of pelicans that have chosen the islands on both sides of the peninsula. Higher in the mountains there are deer, mountain lion (puma). The vegetation is represented by species that have adapted to the arid climate: a variety of cacti and shrub pine.

The California Peninsula is often compared to a finger, and the state of Baja California Sur, located in its southern part, to its extreme, nail phalanx.

History

Before the appearance of the Spanish conquistadors in these parts, and after them — the Catholic missionaries, the local Indian tribes, until they were destroyed, only began to move from gathering to farming.

Nomadic tribes appeared on these lands about 14 thousand years ago. In the caves, drawings of ancient people have been preserved, very authentically depicting snakes, birds, wild cats and those who hunt them. The rock art in the Sierra de San Francisco is another UNESCO World Heritage Site in the state.

The Spaniards discovered these places in 1533, discovering four tribes: Perico, Guaicur, Monquil and Cochimi. They already mastered the art of pottery, built large rafts to travel along the coast, and had a complex mythology. They disappeared by the end of the 18th century: they died in clashes with the Spaniards (the Indians exterminated all the missionaries, considering them messengers of an evil spirit from the bottom of the ocean) and from imported diseases.

Hernan Cortés visited this place in 1535, but he and the conquistadors after him did not stay in these places isolated from the mainland for a long time. In the 17th century the Jesuits got here, they tried to settle here, in 1697 by building the first mission. And later, a couple of dozen more, until in 1767 the remaining monks were expelled from here at the behest of the Spanish king. When there were almost no Indians left, the Dominican and Franciscan fathers preached on the peninsula.

The state stayed away from the revolutions and wars in Mexico. In the middle of the 19th century, after the American-Mexican War of 1847, the parties managed to agree on the division of these disputed territories. 1876-1910 — the time when the Indians who moved to the state finally lost all their lands, given to supporters of the president-dictator Porfirio Diaz.

The status of this corner of Mexico was determined only in 1974, when the State of Baja California Sur was proclaimed.

Currently, the state is developing mainly by serving American tourists — divers and surfers. The locals, the Sudkaliforniano, live in several towns and in the countryside, working on plantations.

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General Information

Location : northwestern Mexico.
Administrative division : 5 municipalities.
Administrative center : City of La Paz — 251,871 people.
Major cities : San Lucas — 76,032 people, San José del Cabo — 69,788 people, Colonia del Sol — 48,032 people. (2010).
State formation : 1974
Languages ​​ : Spanish (official), indigenous languages ​​of the country (less than 1.5%).
Ethnic composition : mestizos, whites, Asians, indigenous peoples.
Religions : Catholicism — 81.3%, other directions of Christianity — 9.8%, outside of religion — 6.3%, other — 2.6% (2010).
Currency : Mexican peso.
Rivers : San Ignacio and Raymundo.
Lakes : San Ignacio, Ojo de Lliebre.
Airports : international them. Manuel Marquez de Leon (La Paz) and Los Cabos.
Neighboring states and water areas : in the north — the state of Baja California (Northern), in the east — the Gulf of California of the Pacific Ocean, in the west and south — the Pacific Ocean.

Digits

Area : 73,909 km ² .
Coastline : 2100 km.
Population : 926,652 (2013).
Population density : 12.5 persons/km ² .
Urban population : 86% (2010).
Highest point : 2164 m, Mount Las Casitas.

Climate and weather

Tropical, dry, mountainous.
Average temperature in January : +18°С.
July average temperature : +28°С.
Average annual rainfall : 170 mm.
Average annual relative humidity : 65%.

Economy

GRP : US$3.967 billion (2006), per capita US$4280 (2006).
Minerals : rock salt.
Industry : non-ferrous metallurgy, light (cotton ginning), food (oil milling).
Agriculture : crop production (irrigated — cotton, wheat, corn, green chili, tomatoes, sorghum, garbanzo peas, oilseeds, citrus fruits), animal husbandry (transhumant — pastoral — cattle breeding, pig breeding, goats), beekeeping.
Pearling, fishing.
Traditional crafts : ceramics, basket weaving, leather and textiles.
Services : tourism, transport, trade.

attractions

Natural

• Natural reserves of El-Viskaino and Vaia-Magdalena

• National parks of Kabo-Pulmo (1995) and Bai de Loreto (1996) 9000

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• El Arco Rock

• Coronado Islands, Espirita-Santo, Carmen and Montserrat

• Laguna San Ing-Isio

• Lake Okho-de Libra

• Medano beaches, Plaia-demore, Chileno, Costa-Azul , Palmilla and Solmar

• French and Magdalena bays

Historical

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• The Las Palmas burial complex (until the XVI century)

• 9000 6 Archaeological complex command (until the XVI century)

• Jesuit missions (Loreto, XVII century)

City La-Pass

• Cathedral of Our Lady of Lapaso (1861)

• Municipal Theater of La Paz

• Constitution Square

Museum of Anthropology and History

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70006 Library of History de Las California

Curious Facts

• The state flag features four fish on a blue background, symbolizing the richness of the ocean waters surrounding the state. The large bivalve shell in the center is a symbol of the struggle that the inhabitants waged to protect its borders.

• A significant income comes from the extraction of sea salt obtained by simple evaporation in the sun. On the west coast, in the region of Guerrero Negro, on the border with Baja California Northern, there are hundreds of huge tanks — containers filled with sea water evaporating under the sun. The remaining salt can only be collected and cleaned.

• In the old days, pirates used the rock of El Arco as an ambush to surprise Spanish ships that were going to the Philippine Islands, to Manila, with a cargo of Mexican and Peruvian silver from Acapulco, and back with goods, mainly silk . From afar, El Arco seems very small, but this is only an illusion. The local authorities have long banned climbing the rock because of the increasing incidence of falls from it.

• In the resort town of Cabo San Lucas, especially for tourists, most of whom are Americans, a newspaper with the characteristic name «Gringo Gazette» is published twice a week.

• The state has its own independent source of energy: a geothermal power plant has been built near the volcano Las Tres Virgines (Three Virgins, it consists of three cones). The volcano last erupted in 1746.

• In the middle of the 19th century. the current state managed to visit the status of an independent republic for three months. Taking advantage of the post-war confusion, the American William Walker (1824-1860), who settled in California during the years of the gold rush, left the practice of law, rented a ship and, at the head of a detachment of forty mercenaries, landed first in Cabo San Lucas, and then in La -Pace. When he reached the governor’s residence, he lowered the state flag and raised his own. There is a lot of strangeness in this case, and the American archives related to this case are still marked «secret». Walker remained in La Paz, waiting from day to day for the promised reinforcements. This mysterious «someone» was believed to be the American multimillionaire William Vanderbilt (1821-1885). Presumably, it was he who paid for Walker’s adventure. Poor Southern Baja California was to become a springboard for the capture of another Mexican state — rich Sonora on the opposite coast of the Gulf of California with huge deposits of gold, copper and coal. But, probably, Vanderbilt changed plans, and Walker did not wait for the promised money and people. Subsequently, he got involved in several more adventures and even served as president of Nicaragua until he was shot by the authorities of Honduras.

Envigado — frwiki.wiki

Envigado is a Colombian city in the department of Antioquia.

It is bordered to the north by the country’s second largest city and economic capital, Medellin, to the east by El Retiro, to the south by El Retiro and Caldas, and to the west by Sabaneta and Itagüí.

Envigado («beam» in Spanish) got its name from the fact that the wood of tall trees was used to make the main beams of the city’s first houses. Other theories say it’s because of the old beam bridge that was used to bring the population into the city.

In 2005, the city had about 175,240 inhabitants and its inhabitants are called «Envigadeños».

The inhabitants of the departments of Caldas, Quindio, Risaralda and Antioquia, of which Envigado is a part, are most commonly referred to as «paisas» and are for the most part descended from Basque, Andalusian, Extremaduran or Catalan settlers.

Summary

• 1 story
• 2 Geography
• 3 Ethnography
• 4 Administrative division
• 5 Economy
• 6 Public transport
• 7 Education
• 8 tourist attractions
• 9 Sport
• 10 Links

History

The land of the present city was inhabited by the Yanakonas tribe, belonging to the great Nutabe family. Its range was Envigado, as well as Sabaneta, Itagui and La Estrella.

Then in 1541 these lands were gradually colonized by the Spaniards, with the arrival of Jeronimo Luis Tejelo on the order of Jorge Robledo (1500-1546), conquistador and marshal of the Spanish XVI — ^th century.

The origin of Envigado is closely linked to the existence of Medellin. At first, the countryside covered a vast area that included what is now Envigado, Sabaneta, Itagui and Caldas. Estates quickly appeared on this territory, populated by their owners, rich people who gave their offspring in marriage to the Spaniards who came to make a fortune. These possessions multiplied and prospered, increasing the population of this territory.

At the beginning of the last quarter of XVIII — ^th century, in 1775, urban life appears in Envigado, during the creation of the parish of Santa Gertrudis. The Place de la Paroisse is created and the first streets are born everywhere.

This is how Envigado was born, although officially it was recognized as a city only in 1814.

Geography

Envigado is located at coordinates 6°10’19″N 75°35’09″W south of the Aburra Valley, which is located in the Central Andes Range, at a fairly high elevation from the rest of the Aburra Valley.

Envigado is located 10 km from the city center of Medellin and about 545 km from the capital city of Bogotá.

Its average height is 1575 m, and the maximum height of the municipality is 2900 m (Cerro Astilleros) and 2500 m (Alto Patio Bonito).

The municipality has an approximate area of ​​78.80 km 2, i.e. 66.68 km ² for rural areas and 12.12 km ² for urban areas. Of the total area corresponding to the Aburra Valley (1152 km ² ), Envigado occupies 4. 3%.

The average temperature ranges from 22 ° C in the municipal sector to 18 ° C in the upper part with a relative humidity of 70%. Precipitation has intra-annual behavior, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons. It is a region with climatic variations from humid to very humid, with an average rainfall of 2,000 mm , which ranges from 1300 mm in the northwest to 2300 mm in the highlands of the islands.

Ethnography

According to the 2005 DANE (National Administrative Statistical Office) census, the ethnographic composition of the municipality of Envigado is as follows:

• Whites and mestizos (97%)
• Afro-Colombians (3. 0%)

Administrative division

Urban area divided into 39districts, and the countryside — 6 lanes.

Surroundings
Las Vegas El Portal San Marcos Pontevedra Gardens Villagrande La Sebastian Las Flores Uribe Angel Alt Misael Las Orquideas El Esmeraldal Loma El Atravezado	Zuñiga Bosques de Zuñiga Loma de las Brujas La Pradera El Chocho La Inmaculada El Chingui El Salado La Mina San Rafael Las Antillas El Trianon Loma del Barro	La Paz Las Casitas Primavera Milan-Vallejuelos Alcala Eldorado San Jose Los Naranjos Mesa Zona Centro Obrero Bucharest Magnolia
Alleys
Las Palmas El Vallano	El Escobero Santa Catalina	Pantanillo Perico

Economy

The municipality has a large and modern industry.

Among the most important companies is the Renault factory in Envigado. Also in Envigado is the headquarters of «Almacenes Exito», the largest supermarket chain in Colombia.

The municipality hosts the first headquarters of the multinational company Carrefour, which is located in the metropolitan area. In addition, it is in Envigado today that the headquarters of the newspaper El Colombiano, a newspaper of great importance in the country, is located.

The Municipality of Envigado is one of the few municipalities in Colombia that spends more than 80% of its turnover on social investments and requires only 20% of operating costs. Envigado has one of the highest HDI (Human Development Index) scores in the country.

Public transport

• Medellin Metro: This is a public transport system that crosses the city from south to north. The metro has several types of levels (ground level, high viaducts and overhead cables) and has no underground parts. In the Envigado area, the metro runs parallel to the Río Medellin with three stations: «Ayura», «Envigado» and «Itagui», which provide useful services to the municipalities in the metropolitan area from the south.

• Buses: there is a private city bus system that serves all sectors of the municipality and also has routes linking Medellin and Envigado. In addition, there is a so-called «integrated transport» system, which includes buses connecting metro stations with different areas of the municipality.

• Taxi: There are many taxi companies serving the entire metropolitan area, and among them there are bilingual services (in English). Calling a taxi by phone is the most common and safest. Some companies provide long-distance communication services.

Education

Envigado is the headquarters of 4 higher education institutions:

• Envigado academic institution that offers programs such as law, electronic systems engineering, psychology, international business administration, and others.

• Deborah Arango College of Technological Arts, originally a municipal institution dedicated to arts education in the country.

• Antioquia School of Engineering, an institution of great national recognition, a branch of the Cooperative University of Colombia with program administration in dentistry, education, among others, and a sub-regional headquarters of the University of Antioquia located in the Angel Manuel Uribe School (MUA), which offers the first technology programs .

In terms of basic education, Envigado’s schools offer the highest level of achievement in Colombia.

Attractions

• «Church of Santa Gertrudis», located in the main park. Construction began on on November 21, 1859 on , and in 1897 work was completed after 38 years of effort.

• «Church of San José»: construction began in 1947. Gothic style.

• «Church of Santa Barbara»: a replica of the «charm» of the colonial buildings.

• Fernando Gonzalez School.

• House of Culture Miguel Uribe Restrepo.

• Old Town Hall.

• Casablanca: the residence of the Envigadenian artist Deborah Arango.

• El Salado Park.

• La Morena Park

Sports

Envigado City has a professional football club: Envigado FC, founded on October 14, 1989 .

In 1991 he won the Colombian championship in the second division and remained in the first division until 2006, the year of descent. In 2007, the club again became second division champions and is still part of the Colombian football elite.

Its main rivals are two big Colombian clubs in the nearby city of Medellin, Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín.

The only known player to have represented this young club is the Colombian Fredi Guarín, who notably played in Argentina under the banner of Boca Juniors, in France at Saint Etienne, in Portugal at Porto, before landing at Italy’s Inter Milan.