Geographic Locations
Bolívar is a large state in eastern Venezuela, bordering Brazil and Guyana. It is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital city is Ciudad Bolívar which has colorful colonial buildings. Vast Canaima National Park is home to Angel Falls, billed as the world’s highest waterfall. It sits within the Gran Sabana region, characterized by forests and large stretches of grassy plain interspersed with massive, flat-top mountains called tepuis.
Bolívar is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is in the north of the country, extending from the coast at Cartagena near the mouth of the Magdalena River, then south along the river to a border with Antioquia. Its capital is Cartagena, other important cities include Magangue and Turbaco. According to press reports, the Caribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) controlled several of the department's gold mines and managed 48.000 hectares of land through figureheads.
Bogotá is Colombia's beating heart – an interesting, beautiful and vibrant capital. It is the city of Colombia with the largest number of universities and research centers, and has an important cultural offer, which is represented in many museums, theaters and libraries. Bogotá is also known for its trendy nightlife.
Bodrum is a Turkish port town in Muğla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of the country. It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova, and it faces the Greek island of Kos. Today, it is an international center of tourism and yachting. The city was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times. The Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was here. Bodrum Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 15th century, overlooks the harbor and the International Marina. The castle grounds includes a Museum of Underwater Archeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year.
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen. Bochum dates from the 9th century, when Charlemagne set up a royal court at the junction of two important trade routes. It was first officially mentioned in 1041 by the name Cofbuokheim in a document of the archbishops of Cologne. Originally, it may have meant "Brookhome" or "Bacheim" and later seems to have gained the notorious reputation of "Bookhorn" or "Horn Book". In 1321, Count Engelbert II von der Marck granted Bochum a town charter, but the town remained insignificant until the 19th century, when the coal mining and steel industries emerged in the Ruhr area, leading to the growth of the entire region.
Bocas del Toro meaning "Mouth of the Bull", is a province of Panama comprising an archipelago off the Caribbean coast. It is full of style and captivates its visitors because of its amazing vegetation, its biodiversity, its ancients customs: it is a real biological fantasy!
Boca Raton is the southernmost city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, first incorporated on August 2, 1924 as "Bocaratone", and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" in 1925. As a business center, the city is one of the wealthiest communities in the United States. Boca Raton is home to the main campus of Florida Atlantic University and the corporate headquarters of Office Depot and ADT. It is also home to the Evert Tennis Academy, owned by professional tennis player Chris Evert. Town Center Mall, an upscale shopping center in West Boca Raton, is the largest indoor mall in Palm Beach County. Another major attraction to the area is Boca Raton's downtown, known as Mizner Park.
Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals - the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital. The city is popularly and poetically known as "the city of roses", owing to the abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there.
Blainville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It forms part of the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality within the Laurentides region of Quebec. Blainville sits at the foot of the Laurentian Mountains. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of downtown Montreal.
Louis de Buade de Frontenac, granted the land, including what is today known as Blainville, to the elite members of society, in order to promote the development of New France. The recipients of the land became lords ("seigneurs"). This act created the Seigneurie des Mille Îles (Lordship of the Thousand Islands), located to the north of the Mille Îles River.
Blainville is named for the third lord of the seigneurie, Jean-Baptiste Céloron de Blainville (1660-1756). On June 14, 1968, the parish of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville was split from the city of Blainville to form its own town.
Bizerte, sometimes spelt Bizerta, is the oldest city in Tunisia, the northernmost city in Africa. Inexpensive to reach, it is one of the most beautiful holiday destinations. Offering lagoons, extravagant wildlife, beaches and healing sunshine, Bizerte is exotic and lush offering diversified activities. It is a coastal gem of Tunisia's north that has yet to be discovered by many tourists!