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Acapulco

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Acapulco <<AH kah POOL koh>> is a Mexican port and resort city. Its official name is Acapulco de Juárez <<day HWAH rehz>>. Acapulco lies on a large, deep-water bay on the Pacific coast. It is in the state of Guerrero. Beautiful scenery, warm weather, an active night life, and water activities attract many visitors to Acapulco.... Read More

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Basseterre

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Basseterre <<bahs TAIR>> is the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis. St. Kitts and Nevis is a Caribbean nation made up of two islands. Basseterre is the country’s largest city and chief port. It lies on the southern coast of the island of St. Kitts.... Read More

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Belmopan

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Belmopan << BEHL moh PAN>> is the capital of Belize. It lies about 35 miles (55 kilometers) inland from the Caribbean Sea. Belmopan became the capital in August 1970, when Belize still belonged to the United Kingdom. The city’s inland location helps protect it from hurricanes and flooding that strike Belize City, the former capital, on the coast.... Read More

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Boston

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England, a region in the northeast United States. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean.... Read More

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Bridgetown

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of Barbados. It lies on Carlisle Bay in southwestern Barbados. Bridgetown is the country’s chief port.... Read More

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Calgary

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Calgary <<KAL guh ree>> is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Alberta. Calgary has more people than any other city in Canada except Toronto and Montreal. Each July, the city celebrates a 10-day festival called the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede.... Read More

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Cancún

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Cancún <<kan KOON>> is one of Mexico’s most popular vacation spots. The area’s warm climate and beaches attract millions of tourists. Cancún is in southeastern Mexico. It lies on the Yucatán Peninsula next to the Caribbean Sea.... Read More

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Castries

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Castries <<ka STREE or KAHS trees>> is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia. St. Lucia is an island country in the Caribbean Sea. Castries borders a well protected harbor in northwestern St. Lucia. It has a busy port. The port handles most of St. Lucia’s trade. It also serves cruise ships.... Read More

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Charlottetown

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Prince Edward Island is one of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. Charlottetown is on the southern coast of the province. Mi’kmaq <<MIHK mak>> Indians lived in the area before Europeans first arrived in the 1700′s. The British founded Charlottetown in 1763. They named the city after Queen Charlotte of Great Britain.... Read More

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Chicago

07 Dec 2012 - ferfecir

Chicago is a city in northeastern Illinois on Lake Michigan. It is the third largest city in the United States. Nearly 3 million people live there. Public parks line most of the lakefront.... Read More

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