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The Chalillo Dam is a gravity dam on the Macal River about 33 km (21 mi) south of San Ignacio in Cayo District, Belize. [3] [4] Chalillo Dam's maximum capacity is 7.0 MW.[1] [2] The dam was constructed by Sinohydro of Beijing, China between 2002 and 2005 with the primary purpose of hydroelectric power production. [5]
Lower Macal watershed. The Macal River winds through large expanses of primary and secondary growth broadleaf tropical forest, including a substantial tract of the Chiquibul Forest Reserve and National Park [3] The watershed consists of closed canopy upland forests as well as a fertile floodplain, which is often overgrown with dense jungle vegetation trailing into the verges of the river itself.
The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821.
Salcedo was born in 1549 in the Spanish territory of Mexico on the colony of the viceroyalty of New Spain.He was the son of Pedro de Salcedo and Teresa López de Legazpi. He had one older brother named Felipe de Salcedo, who was also a soldier in the Spanish army, and who accompanied him and his grandfather during their campaigns to the Philippine
Transferred to Philippines 29 April 2016: Notes: Laboratory Space: 2,636 sq ft (244.9 m 2) Main Deck Working Area: 4,050 sq ft (376 m 2) ... RISE project expedition
Macal may refer to: Macal River, a river in Belize; The edible corms of the genus Xanthosoma This page was last edited on 29 December 2019, at 07:45 (UTC). Text is ...
On November 19 or 20, 1564, a Spanish expedition of a mere 500 men led by Miguel López de Legazpi departed Barra de Navidad, New Spain, arriving at Cebu on February 13, 1565. [43] It was this expedition that established the first Spanish settlements.
The Mopan River and the Macal River flow through Belize and join to form the Belize River, which empties into the Caribbean Sea. In the southwest of the peninsula, the San Pedro , Candelaría, and Mamantel Rivers, which all form a part of the Gulf of Mexico drainage.