Cortese Island, the fabled isle 20160512_160901

Cortese Island, the fabled isle

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May 27th 2016
I’m here for a couple of month’s so here’s a bit about the place before I get to people and creatures: <ul style="list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;"><li style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> A short story about Cortes: Mapped by Spanish Capt. Quadra in the late 1700’s, he named Cortes after the infamous conquistador of Mexico. In the 1800’ ... read more

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more