Mission San Carlos de Borromeo de Carmelo

Carmel and the Big Sur

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March 17th 2010
17 March 2010 In continuing fine weather we first visited the town and beach of Carmel-by-the- Sea a quaint resort on the south of the Monterey Peninsular which the locals keep in immaculate condition and make sure it is not down graded by loads of road signs. In this area of California there are several Missions created by Spanish priests in the 1700’s and we went to the beautiful one in C ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more