- Cartavio, Peru
Cartavio belongs to the district of
Santiago de Cao ,Ascope Province , in the department of La Libertad inPeru . It's coastal location is north ofLima , at a latitude of 7°53'S and longitude of 79°13W and an altitude of 16m above sea level. Sugar cane grows in the area and Cartavio has been home to the Cartavio Sugar Company since 1891. Once the site of rum production for the infamous Ron Cartavio (now produced in Aruba), currently the sugar mill prduces not only sugar but also up to 15 million litres of ethanol per year, which could be used buy petroleum companies to replace the lead in petrol and thereby reducing the emissions of air pollutants.External links
*http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PE/13/Cartavio.html
*http://www.micartavio.com/contenido/principal.html
*http://www.micartavio.com/conociendo/geografia.html
*http://archive.nacla.org/Summaries/V10I3P1-1.html
*http://www.unep.org/cpi/briefs/Brief23Feb05.doc
*http://www.roncartavio.com/english/index_musica.html
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