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A value-added tax identification number or VAT identification number ( VATIN[ 1]) is an identifier used in many countries, including the countries of the European Union, for value-added tax purposes. In the EU, a VAT identification number can be verified online at the EU's official VIES [ 2] website. It confirms that the number is currently ...
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules. Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish -speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname ( primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname ( segundo ...
Witchcraft in Latin America, known in Spanish as brujería ( pronounced [bɾuxeˈɾi.a]) [ 1][ 2] and in Portuguese as bruxaria ( pronounced [bɾuʃaˈɾi.ɐ] ), is a complex blend of indigenous, African, and European influences. Indigenous cultures had spiritual practices centered around nature and healing, while the arrival of Africans ...
18,500 tons. Website. www.portoftheamericas.com. The Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas — Spanish: Puerto de las Américas Rafael Cordero Santiago ( PLA) [ 2][ 3][ 4] — is a megaport currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The project aims to convert the current Port of Ponce into a value-added tax-free customs-free ...
El Yunque National Forest is located on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo mountains, encompassing more than 28,000 acres (43.753 mi 2 or 113.32 km 2) of land, making it the largest block of public land in Puerto Rico . The forest contains and is named after named Pico El Yunque, the second highest mountain in the Sierra de Luquillo.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company ( Spanish: Compañía de Turismo de Puerto Rico, or simply Turismo) is the government-owned corporation in charge of tourism matters and regulations in Puerto Rico. The company was created during Governor Luis A. Ferré 's administration (1969-1973) to coordinate the marketing and growth of Puerto Rico's tourism ...
v. t. e. The government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government with separation of powers, subject to the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States. [ 1][ 2] Article I of the Constitution of Puerto Rico defines the government and its political power and authority. The powers of the government of Puerto Rico ...
Ecuador is located on the west by the Pacific Ocean, and has 2,237 km of coastline. It has 2237 km of land boundaries, with Colombia in the north (708 km border) and Peru in the east and south (1,529 km border). 283,561 km 2 (109,484 sq mi) is land and 6,720 km 2 (2,595 sq mi) water. Ecuador is one of the smallest countries in South America ...