Urabá — or Uraba may refer to:* Gulf of Urabá a gulf in the Caribbean sea in Colombia * Urabá Region a subregion of Colombia * Urabá Antioquia a subregion of the Antioquia Department, Colombia * Urabá Chocoano a subregion of the Chocó Department,… … Wikipedia
Gulf of Darién — The Gulf of Darién is the southernmost region of the Caribbean Sea, located north and east of the border between Panama and Colombia. Within the gulf is the Gulf of Urabá, a small lip of sea extending southward, between Caribana Point and Cape… … Wikipedia
Darién, Gulf of — ▪ gulf, Panama Spanish Golfo De Darién, triangular southernmost extension of the Caribbean Sea, bounded by Panama on the southwest and by Colombia on the southeast and east. The inner section, which is called the Gulf of Urabá, is a… … Universalium
Vasco Núñez de Balboa — Infobox Person name = Vasco Núñez de Balboa occupation = Maritime explorer for the Crown of Castile image size = 190px caption = birth date = c. 1475 birth place = Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain nationality = Spanish spouse= María de… … Wikipedia
Caribbean Region of Colombia — The Caribbean Region or Caribbean Coast Region is a natural region of Colombia mainly composed of eight Departments located contiguous to the Caribbean Sea. [http://www.memo.com.co/fenonino/aprenda/geografia/regiones.html es icon MEMO: Natural… … Wikipedia
Balboa, Vasco Núñez de — born 1475, Badajoz, Extremadura province, Castile died Jan. 12, 1519, Acla, near Darién, Pan. Spanish conquistador and explorer. In 1500 he explored the coast of modern Colombia, then settled in Hispaniola. Forced to flee creditors, he joined an… … Universalium
Riosucio — There is also a Riosucio, Caldas. Riosucio is a municipality and town in the State of Chocó, Colombia. It is located in the region of Urabá, on the Atrato River basin. It borders Panama and the municipality of Unguía at its north, Turbo, Mutatá… … Wikipedia
Tierra Firma — For the rainforest type, see terra firme. Tierra Firma (also Tierra Firme, Spanish for continent, see Diccionario de la Lengua Española de la Real Academia) served in Spanish colonial times as the name of the Isthmus of Panama, which was a… … Wikipedia
Colombia — Colombian, adj., n. /keuh lum bee euh/; Sp. /kaw lawm byah/, n. a republic in NW South America. 37,418,290; 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Cap.: Bogotá. * * * Colombia Introduction Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries … Universalium
Juan de la Cosa — Juan de la Cosa † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Juan de la Cosa Navigator and cartographer, according to tradition b. in 1460 at Sta. Maria del Puerto (Santona), on the Bay of Biscay, Spain, and hence called JUAN BISCAYNO, d. on the coast… … Catholic encyclopedia
