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    spite of the department’s ranking of “world's rainiest lowland” (the Chocó–Darién moist forests ecoregion), with close to 400 inches (10,000 mm) of annual...
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    this region during this era were Nueva Andalucia and Veragua or Castilla del Oro; the main city in Tierra Firme was Santa Maria La Antigua del Darién, now...
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    portion of the county near Darien and Willowbrook. Illinois Prairie Path Great Western Trail Salt Creek Trail Southern DuPage County Regional Trail Aurora...
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    America's only land connection to South America is in present-day Panama at the Darien Gap on the Colombia-Panama border, placing almost all of Panama within North...
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    du Havre. It was named after Le Havre, a major port city in the Normandy region of northern France. In the early hours of 22 November 1873, Ville du Havre...
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    Scottish landowner who had money to spare is said to have invested in the Darien scheme. After another proposal from the English House of Lords was rejected...
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    counties. From 1901 until 1947 the 11th congressional district included Kane, DuPage, McHenry and Will Counties. Following the Congressional Apportionment...
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    Westmont, Illinois (category Villages in DuPage County, Illinois)
    Westmont is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Located in the southeastern portion of DuPage County, Westmont is a community of 5.03...
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    Americas. The continent is generally delimited on the northwest by the Darién watershed along the Colombia–Panama border, although some may consider the...
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    Martyr (also known as Pietro Martire d'Anghiera), stated that the Gulf of Darién originally named the Gulf of Urabá, which means "gulf of canoes". The term...
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