Angostura
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Angostura may refer to
Places
The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows" and so often refers to a narrowing or crossing on a river.
Things
Places
The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows" and so often refers to a narrowing or crossing on a river.
- Angostura, SinaloaAngostura, SinaloaAngostura is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.The city of Angostura was the chief seat of commerce, on the great river Orinoco, with a population of 10000 inhabitants by 1825. The municipality reported 43,827 inhabitants in the 2000 census.-External...
, a municipality in northwestern Mexico. - Villa La AngosturaVilla La AngosturaVilla La Angostura is a village in the south of the Argentine province of Neuquén, on the northwest shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake.-Geography and climate:...
is a mountain town in Neuquén, Argentina. - La Angostura is a small neighborhood in the city of IcaIca (city)The city of Ica is the capital of the Ica Region in southern Peru. While the area was long inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples, the Spanish conquistador Gerónimo Luis de Cabrera claimed its founding in 1563. As of 2005, it had an estimated population of over 219,856...
, Peru. - Angostura is the former name of Ciudad BolívarCiudad BolívarCiudad Bolívar is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolivar State. It was founded with the name Angostura in 1764, renamed in 1846, and, as of 2010, had an estimated population of 350,691....
, in VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. - Angostura, AntioquiaAngostura, AntioquiaAngostura is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia....
, a municipality in the Department of Antioquia, ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... - Angostura, Uruguay, a village on the northeast coast of Uruguay.
Things
- Angostura (genus)Angostura (genus)Angostura is a genus of medicinal plant native to South America. Its bark is sometimes used in bitters.-Species:It includes the following species :*Angostura alipes*Angostura trifoliata...
, a plant genus in the RutaceaeRutaceaeRutaceae, commonly known as the rue or citrus family, is a family of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales.Species of the family generally have flowers that divide into four or five parts, usually with strong scents...
family - Angostura bark, a spice made from the bark of the tree Cusparia febrifuga. The bitter spice is used as a herbal medicine. It is not necessarily an ingredient in angostura bitters.
- Angostura bittersAngostura bittersAngostura bitters, often simply referred to as angostura, is a concentrated bitters made of water, 44.7% alcohol, gentian root, and vegetable flavoring extracts by House of Angostura in Trinidad and Tobago. They are typically used for flavoring beverages, or food...
- Angostura BridgeAngostura BridgeAngostura Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows"....
, a bridge near Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. - Congress of AngosturaCongress of AngosturaThe Congress of Angostura was summoned by Simón Bolívar and took place in Angostura during the wars of Independence of Colombia and Venezuela. It met from February 15, 1819, to July 31, 1821, when the Congress of Cúcuta began its sessions.It consisted of twenty-six delegates, representing...
, a 1819-1821 legislative body of Gran ColombiaGran ColombiaGran Colombia is a name used today for the state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831. This short-lived republic included the territories of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, northern Peru and northwest Brazil. The...
, which met in Angostura (Ciudad Bolívar in present day Venezuela). - House of AngosturaHouse of AngosturaThe House of Angostura is a Trinidad and Tobago company famous for the production of angostura bitters, invented by the company's founder. The company is also a distiller and is the major producer of rum in Trinidad and Tobago. The company also has been used as a vehicle for international...
, a company, founded in Ciudad Bolívar, manufacturing angostura bitters. - Angostura 1919, name of a premium TrinidadTrinidadTrinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
ian rumRumRum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels...
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