Fortified walls

Manila

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March 9th 2013
7-10 March Manila Manila is the tenth largest city in the world with a population of about 21 million - not counting the people who live on the street, I imagine. It would be interesting to see statistics on those numbers. They must be very high. Manila is also not your average South East Asian city. Actually it feels more like a Latin American city. Probably the mix of Spanish and Americ ... read more

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more