Videos tagged with "independence"

Lima Peru 2012 Ciudad de los Reyes (City of Kings) Part 3 [05:48]
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area. With a population approaching 9 million, Lima is the fourth largest city in South America. Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as la Ciudad de los Reyes, or "the City of Kings". It became the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru. Today, around one-third of the Peruvian population lives in the metropolitan area. Lima is home to one of the oldest higher learning institutions in the New World. The National University of San Marcos, founded on May 12, 1551 during Spanish colonial regime, is the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas. Lima's architecture is characterized by a mix of styles. Examples of early colonial architecture include the Monastery of San Francisco, the Cathedral of Lima and the Torre Tagle Palace. These constructions are generally influenced by the Spanish baroque, Spanish Neoclassicism, and Spanish Colonial styles. After independence, a gradual shift towards the neoclassical and Art Nouveau styles took place. Many of these constructions were greatly influenced by ...
Tags: Lima, Peru, 2012, San Isidro District, San Borja, Miraflores, Lookingflowers, modern, city, architecture, financial, district, Inca, Empire, Machu Picchu, beaches, playas, skyline, freefalling, buildings, music, class, epic, beauty, beautiful, Argentina,

Plaza Grande, Independence Monument [00:22]
just a vid of a statue in the Plaza grande
Tags: Travel, Ecuador

General Villamil Playas - Ecuador - Guayas [01:55]
Playas (officially known as General Villamil Playas) is a coastal city located in the province of Guayas, Ecuador. It is the seat of the canton of Playas, created in 1989. As of the census of 2001, there are 24070 people residing within city limits]. The city takes its official name from the independence hero, General José de Villamil. Playas is an important tourist center and is located approximately 96 km from Guayaquil. Playas (oficialmente conocido como General Villamil Playas) es una ciudad costera, situada en la provincia del Guayas, Ecuador. Es la sede del cantón de Playas, creada en 1989. Según el censo de 2001, hay 24.070 personas que residen dentro de los límites de la ciudad]. La ciudad toma su nombre oficial desde el héroe de la independencia, el General José de Villamil. Playas es un importante centro turístico y está situado a unos 96 km de Guayaquil. (المعروفة رسميا باسم العامة فيلاميل الشاكر) هي مدينة ساحلية تقع في مقاطعة غواياس والاكوادور. ومن مقر كانتون الشاكر، الذي أنشئ في عام 1989. اعتبارا من تعداد عام 2001، وهناك 24070 شخص يقيمون داخل] حدود المدينة. المدينة تأخذ اسمها رسميا من بطل الاستقلال الجنرال خوسيه دي فيلاميل. الشاكر هي مركز سياحي مهم، ويقع حوالي 96 كيلومترا من غواياكيل. 普拉亞斯（正式名稱為一般Villamil普拉亞斯）是一個坐落在海濱城市瓜亞斯省，厄瓜多爾。這是座在廣州帕拉斯，創建於1989年。截至2001年的人口普查中，有24070人居住在城區範圍內]。該市把它的正式名稱由獨立英雄，德Villamil秘書長何塞。普拉亞斯是一個重要的旅遊中心，位於瓜亞基爾約96公里。 Playas ...
Tags: playas, ecuador, beach, turistico, guayaquil, guayas

Gringo In Quito [04:26]
Our tour of Old Quito in Ecuador. Quito old town is very beautiful and quite European in feel -- lots if big plazas, beautiful churches, narrow cobbled streets surrounded by pastel coloured buildings. We started out at Alex's Aunts home, took a bus to old Quito, toured independence plaza, some of the older churches.
Tags: Quito Ecuador, old, travel, Latin, south america, churches, independence, gringo, Spanish, historic, history, places of interest

Promo - INDEPENDENCE DAY [02:27]
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Tags: INDEPENDENCE DAY, Alamis Brasil, Grupo Joven Ecuador, IURD-ECUA