Monday 23 July 2012

Summer Time

Yes summer is here kids are off school, and starting to get bored.
There is lots for them to do out side but these days they seem to love the play stations ans xbox.
When i was young it was pick a tree and climb it, think you need a risk
assesment these days.
We used to make things with our hands thats probably why crafts men
were more abundent back then, now its all pc.
Well there still is lots kids can do search the nett try some crafts,
heres a link to one site Great ideas 4 you

Tuesday 17 July 2012

Moan time

Well it sounds like you guys in England are having it ruff banks are bad employment bad,and
it keeps on raining. Well its bad here in Spain to at the moment, banks bad, and no work,but i have to say
its good to be poor in the sun than what you guys got.
They give 100 billion to the banks yet cut services why not give every deserving person
in England half a million and say buy a car buy a house employ one person ,no more crises every one happy sounds good idea to me let me know how you would solve it post your comments

Monday 9 July 2012

Alicante some history

The area around Alicante has been inhabited for over 7000 years, with the first tribes of hunter gatherers moving down gradually from Central Europe between 5000 and 3000 BC. Some of the earliest settlements were made on the slopes of Mount Benacantil. By 1000 BC Greek and Phoenician traders had begun to visit the eastern coast of Spain, establishing small trading ports and introducing the native Iberian tribes to the alphabet, iron and the pottery wheel. By the 3rd century BC, the rival armies of Carthage and Rome began to invade and fight for control of the Iberian Peninsula. The Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca established the fortified settlement of Akra Leuka (Greek: ???a ?e???, meaning "White Mountain" or "White Point"), where Alicante stands today.


Archeological site of Tossal de Manises, ancient Iberian–Carthaginian–Roman city of "Akra-Leuke" or "Lucentum"Although the Carthaginians conquered much of the land around Alicante, the Romans would eventually rule Hispania Tarraconensis for over 700 years. By the 5th century AD, Rome was in decline and the Roman predecessor town of Alicante, known as Lucentum (Latin), was more or less under the control of the Visigothic warlord Theudimer. However neither the Romans nor the Goths put up much resistance to the Arab conquest of Medina Laqant in the 8th century. The Moors ruled southern and eastern Spain until the 11th century reconquista (reconquest). Alicante was finally taken in 1246 by the Castilian king Alfonso X, but it passed soon and definitely to the Kingdom of Valencia in 1298 with King James II of Aragon. It gained the status of Royal Village (Vila Reial) with representation in the medieval Valencian Parliament.

Spanish Traditions Fiestas

280
Calendar of traditions, festivals, and holidays
1 January
Año Nuevo
A public holiday in all Spanishspeaking
countries.
(New Year´s Day).
5 January
(Mexico)
Día de la Constitución
(Constitution Day). A public
holiday.
6 January
Día de Reyes
(Epiphany/Twelfth Night).
In many Spanish-speaking
countries, this is when presents
are given, rather than on
Christmas Day.
20 January
San Sebastián
Sebastian’s Day). Celebrated in
Spain with parades, sporting
events, and bullfights, it is also a
day of celebration and dancing
for the people of the Basque city
that bears the name of the saint.
(Saint
2 February
La Candelaria
An occasion for celebrations and
parades in many Spanishspeaking
countries.
(Candlemas).
3 February
Fiesta de San Blas
saint of Paraguay). A public
holiday.
(patron
21 February
(Mexico)
Anniversary of the birth of
Benito Juárez
nineteenth-century statesman,
who was twice president. A
public holiday.
, a famous
26 February
Aberri Eguna
day and a public holiday in the
Basque country of Spain.
- Basque national
12–19 March
Las Fallas
known
held in Valencia in eastern
Spain. The high point of the
celebration is on the last night,
when the
figures with large heads), which
have been carefully prepared
by the
through the streets and then
burned, all this to the
accompaniment of an enormous
fireworks display.
are one of the bestfiestas in Spain. They arecabezudos (carnivalfalleros, are paraded
14 April
(Paraguay)
Día de la Independencia
A public holiday.
.
23 April
San Jordi
Catalonia’s patron saint.
According to
give men books and men give
women roses on this Catalan
version of St Valentine´s Day.
The feast day ofcustom, women
1 May
Día del Trabajo
A public holiday in all Spanishspeaking
countries.
(Labor Day).
5 May
(Mexico)
The anniversary of the victory of
the state of Puebla against the
French invasion of 1862. A public
holiday.
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281
25 May
(Argentina)
The anniversary of the May
revolution of 1810.
20 June
(Argentina)
Día de la Bandera
(Argentinian National Day).
A public holiday.
(Colombia)
Día de la Independencia
A public holiday.
.
24 June
San Juan
Traditionally fires are lit on the
night of San Juan in order to
keep away the cold of winter. In
some places, people jump over
the fires and in others the
faithful will try to walk through
them barefoot. The custom is
slowly dying out, but continues
in many parts of the Spanishspeaking
world.
(Feast of St John).
5 July
(Venezuela)
Día de la Independencia
A public holiday.
.
6–14 July
Sanfermines.
encierro
bulls’), takes place in Pamplona
in northern Spain. The animals
are released into the barricaded
streets and people run in front of
them, in honor of the town´s
patron saint, San Fermín, who
was put to death by being
dragged by bulls.
The festival of el(the ‘running of the
9 July
(Argentina)
Día de la Independencia
A public holiday.
.
25 July
Fiesta de Santiago
James). The famous
Santiago
thousands of people from all
over Spain and many other parts
of Europe to the holy city of
Santiago de Compostela, takes
place in the week leading up to
St James’ Day, 25 July. The city
also has its
time. The streets are full of
musicians and performers for
two weeks of celebrations
culminating in the
Apóstol
(Feast of StCamino de, the pilgrimage offiestas around thisFestival del.
28 July
(Peru)
Día de la Independencia.
A public holiday.
6 August
(Bolivia)
Día de la Independencia
A public holiday.
.
10 August
(Ecuador)
Primer Grito de
Independencia
holiday commemorating the
first cry of independence in 1809.
. A public
17 August
(Argentina)
A public holiday to celebrate the
anniversary of the death of the
San Martín who liberated
Argentina from Spanish rule in
1816.
25 August
(Uruguay)
Día de la Independencia
A public holiday.
.
11 September
Día Nacional de Cataluña
.
282
Calendar of traditions, festivals, and holidays
Catalonian National Day and a
public holiday in Catalonia.
13 September
(Mexico)
Commemoration of the
Héroes
while defending the castle of
Chapultepec against European
invaders in 1847.
Niños(child heroes) who fell
15 September
(Mexico)
Conmemoración de la
Proclamación de la
Independencia
the country, at 11 o’clock at
night, there is a communal
shout,
Padre Hidalgo’s cry of
independence from the Spanish
in the town of Dolores.
. ThroughoutEl Grito, in memory of
18 September
(Chile)
Día de la Independencia
A public holiday.
.
12 October
Día de la Hispanidad
A public holiday, this is also
.
Columbus Day
celebrated in all Spanishspeaking
countries, as well as
the US, in commemoration of the
discovery of the Americas by
Christopher Columbus in 1492.
In Spanish-speaking countries of
the Americas, it is also called the
, which is
Día de la Raza
the Race) in celebration of the
(literally, Day of
mestizaje
which gave birth to the
populations of today.
, the mingling of races,
31 October
Todos los Santos
People all over the Spanishspeaking
world flock to the
cemeteries on this and the
following day
Difuntos/Muertos
on the graves of relatives and
friends and to remember the
dead. In Mexico this is an
important festival in which
Catholic traditions are mixed
with those of pre-Hispanic
religions.
(All Saints).el día de losto put flowers
10 November
(Argentina)
Fiesta de la Tradición
festival takes place throughout
the country but is especially
important in the town of San
Antonio de Areco, near Buenos
Aires. The capital also holds a
festival in November, the
. This
Semana de Buenos Aires
honor of its patron saint San
Martín de Tours.
, in
20 November
(Mexico)
Día de la Revolución de 1910.
A public holiday to celebrate the
revolution of 1910.
2 December
(Mexico)
Virgen de Guadalupe
Celebrations are held in honor of
the patron saint of the country,
with music and dancers, in
particular the
dance, wearing bells around
their ankles, to the sound of
stringed instruments and
conches.
.concheros, who
25 December
Navidad
time of great religious celebration
in all Spanish-speaking
countries. In many places,
(Christmas Day). A

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Saturday 7 July 2012

Andalucia great artical

Andalusia has a surface area of 87,597 square kilometres (33,821 sq mi), 17.3 percent of the territory of Spain. Andalusia alone is comparable in extent and in the variety of its terrain to any of several of the smaller European countries. To the east is the Mediterranean Sea; to the west the Atlantic Ocean; to the north the Sierra Morena constitutes the border with the Meseta Central; to the south, the self-governing[17] British overseas territory of Gibraltar and the Strait of Gibraltar separate it from Africa.

[edit] Climate

Locations of the principal Andalusian climate types.[18]
Andalusian firs, Sierra de las Nieves
Andalusia sits at a latitude between 36° and 38° 44' N, in the warm-temperate region. In general, it experiences a Mediterranean climate, with dry summers influenced by the Azores High, but subject to occasional torrential rains and extremely hot temperatures.[18][19] In the winter, the tropical anticyclones move south, allowing cold polar fronts to penetrate the region. Still, within Andalusia there is considerable climatic variety. From the extensive coastal plains one may pass to the valley of the Guadalquivir, barely above sea level, then to the highest altitudes in the Iberian peninsula in the peaks of the Sierra Nevada. In a mere 50 kilometres (31 mi) one can pass from the subtropical coast of the province of Granada to the snowy peaks of Mulhacén. Andalusia also includes both the dry Tabernas Desert in the province of Almería and the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park in the province of Cádiz, which experiences Spain's greatest rainfall.[20][21][22][23]
Annual rainfall in the Sierra de Grazalema has been measured as high as 4,346 millimetres (171.1 in) in 1963, the highest ever recorded for any location in Iberia.[24] Andalusia is also home to the driest place in continental Europe, the Cabo de Gata, with only 117 millimetres (4.6 in) of rain per year.
In general, as one goes from west to east, away from the Atlantic, there is less precipitation.[24] "Wet Andalusia" includes most of the highest points in the region, above all the Sierra de Grazalema but also the Serranía de Ronda in western Málaga. The valley of the Guadalquivir has moderate rainfall. The Tabernas Desert in Almería, Europe's only true desert, has less than 75 days with any measurable precipitation, and some particular places in the desert have as few as 50 such days. Much of "dry Andalusia" has more than 300 "sunny" days a year.
The average temperature in Andalusia throughout the year is over 16 °C (61 °F). Averages in the cities range from 15.1 °C (59.2 °F) in Baeza to 18.5 °C (65.3 °F) in Málaga.[25] Much of the Guadalquivir valley and the Mediterranean coast has an average of about 18 °C (64 °F). The coldest month is January when Granada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada experiences an average temperature of 6.4 °C (43.5 °F). The hottest are July and August, with an average temperature of 28.5 °C (83.3 °F) for Andalusia as a whole. Córdoba is the hottest provincial capital, followed by Seville.[26]
The Guadalquivir valley has experienced the highest temperatures recorded in Europe, with a maximum of 46.6 °C (115.9 °F) recorded at Córdoba and Seville.[27] The mountains of Granada and Jaén have the coldest temperatures in southern Iberia, but do not reach continental extremes (and, indeed are surpassed by some mountains in northern Spain). In the cold snap of January 2005, Santiago de la Espada (Jaén) experienced a temperature of −21 °C (−6 °F) and the ski resort at Sierra Nevada National Park—the southernmost ski resort in Europe—dropped to −18 °C (−0 °F). Sierra Nevada Natural Park has Iberia's lowest average annual temperature, (3.9 °C (39.0 °F) at Pradollano) and its peaks remain snowy practically year-round.

[edit] Terrain

Locations of the principal features of the Andalusian terrain.
Mulhacen peak, north face
Mountain ranges affect climate, the network of rivers, soils and their erosion, bioregions, and even human economies insofar as they rely on natural resources.[28] The Andalusian terrain offers a range of altitudes and slopes. Andalusia has the Iberian peninsula's highest mountains and nearly 15 percent of its terrain over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). The picture is similar for areas under 100 metres (330 ft) (with the Baetic Depression), and for the variety of slopes.
The Atlantic coast is overwhelmingly beach and gradually sloping coasts; the Mediterranean coast has many cliffs, above all in the Malagan Axarquía and in Granada and Almería.[29] This asymmetry divides the region naturally into Upper Andalusia (two mountainous areas) and Lower Andalusia (the broad basin of the Guadalquivir).[30]
The Sierra Morena separates Andalusia from the plains of Extremadura and Castile–La Mancha on Spain's Meseta Central. Although sparsely populated, this is not a particularly high range, and its highest point, the 1,323-metre (4,341 ft) peak of La Bañuela in the Sierra Madrona, lies outside of Andalusia. Within the Sierra Morana, the gorge of the Despeñaperros forms a natural frontier between Castile and Andalusia.
The Baetic Cordillera consists of the parallel mountain ranges of the Cordillera Penibética near the Mediterranean coast and the Cordillera Subbética inland, separated by the Surco Intrabético. The Cordillera Subbética is quite discontinuous, offering many passes that facilitate transportation, but the Penibético forms a strong barrier between the Mediterranean coast and the interior.[31] The Sierra Nevada, part of the Cordillera Penibética in the Province of Granada, has the highest peaks in Iberia: El Mulhacén at 3,478 metres (11,411 ft) and El Veleta at 3,392 metres (11,129 ft).
Lower Andalusia, the Baetic Depression, the basin of the Guadalquivir, lies between these two mountainous areas. It is a nearly flat territory, open to the Gulf of Cádiz in the southeast. Throughout history, this has been the most populous part of Andalusia