Lajas is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in southwestern Puerto Rico, on the southern coast of the island, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 wards plus Lajas Pueblo. It is part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Bío Bío, in the commune of the same name, in Bío Bío, in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 186,671 inhabitants. The municipality ("comuna") of Los Ángeles has the highest absolute rural population of any Chilean municipality.
Laja River is a river in Chile, along which can be found the Laja Falls. It is located in the Bío Bío Region. The source of the river is Laguna del Laja in the Andes, then flows westward through the Chilean Central Valley and terminates into the Bío Bío River, being an important tributary of it.
Las Lajas is a town in Neuquén Province, Argentina, and the capital of Picunches Department. The town, at an altitude of 900 metres (3,000 ft) above mean sea level, is located on the right shore of Agrio River at the Andean foothills. National Routes 22 and 40 intersect in this area of the central Neuquén Province. The Cuchillo Curá range, considered the most important underground ecosystem in Argentina, extends approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Las Lajas.
Tucapel is a town and commune in the Arauco Province, Bío Bío Region, Chile. It was once a region of Araucanía named for the Tucapel River. The name of the region derived from the rehue and aillarehue of the Moluche people of the area between the Lebu and the Lleulleu Rivers, who were famed for their long resistance to the Spanish in the Arauco War. Tucapel is also the name of a famous leader from that region in the first resistance against the Spanish mentioned in Alonso de Ercilla's epic poem La Araucana. Formerly belonging to the Nuble Province, in the Department of Yungay. Near the town of Tucapel is the Plaza de San Diego de Tucapel. The capital of the commune is the town of Huépil, moving the municipality from Tucapel in 1967. In mapudungún its name means "To seize or to take by force".
Miguel Iglesias District is one of twelve districts of the province Celendín in Peru.
Sorochuco District is one of twelve districts of the province Celendín in Peru.
Chadin District is one of nineteen districts of the province Chota in Peru.
Cutervo District is one of fifteen districts of the province Cutervo in Peru.
San Juan de Cutervo District is one of fifteen districts of the province Cutervo in Peru.
Santa Cruz District is one of fifteen districts of the province Cutervo in Peru.
Santo Tomás District is one of fifteen districts of the province Cutervo in Peru.
Chugur District is one of three districts of the province Hualgayoc in Peru.
Bambamarca District is one of three districts of the province Hualgayoc in Peru, with 167 pueblos. The area is rich in mineral reserves and mining prospects, including the Conga Project, which is threatening to affect water resources such as the Namocoha lake.
San Miguel District is one of thirteen districts of the province San Miguel in Peru. San Miguel was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1532 and is thus the oldest European town in Peru.
Santa Cruz District is one of eleven districts of the province Santa Cruz in Peru. According to the 2005 census, the district has a total population of 9,627 inhabitants.
Antuco is a Chilean commune and town in Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío Region.
Laja is a city and commune located in the Bío Bío Province of the Bío Bío Region of Chile. The city of Laja is the communal capital.
Fortuna de Minas is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.
Several units of measurements are used in Puerto Rico. The metric system has been compulsory since 1860 in Puerto Rico. One notable exception are public roadway speed limits: whereas distances are shown in the metric system (kilometers) speed limits are posted in the United States customary units.
