nPostednon January 20, 2017
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nSome people reading thisnmight realize that I have a very special “someone” in my lifennamed Leon (no accent) – but this is not “my” Leon; his birthday is not January 20!
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nToday’s birthday Leónnis a city in Mexico, in the state of Guanajuato. It was founded on this day in 1576. One of the largestncities in Mexico, León is known for leather products, bike lanes,nand being environmentally friendly.
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| Leon (in the red box) is right in the middle of the nation. |
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The leather industrynincludes shoes, boots, belts, jackets, purses, bags, and more. It’s called “the shoe capital of the world”!
The leather industrynincludes shoes, boots, belts, jackets, purses, bags, and more. It’s called “the shoe capital of the world”!n
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nLeónnis one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in all of Latin America.nAbout 40% of all trips made in the city are biking or walking, rathernthan motorized transport (bus, taxi, subway, car, van, motorcycle,netc.) – that’s pretty unusual for a large city!
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Thenbike lanes are integrated into the rest of the transport systemn(Sistema Integrado denTransporte,nor SIT), which includes bus rapid transit, called Optibus, and ansubway system, called Metro. The buses use Euro IV technology, whichnresults in a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. That’s a win fornall of us!
Thenbike lanes are integrated into the rest of the transport systemn(Sistema Integrado denTransporte,nor SIT), which includes bus rapid transit, called Optibus, and ansubway system, called Metro. The buses use Euro IV technology, whichnresults in a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. That’s a win fornall of us!n
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nAlsonon this date:
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National Heroes’ Day in Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau
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nNationalnDisc Jockey Day
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nPenguinnAwareness Day
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nCelebratenRio de Janeiro
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nAnniversarynof the first game of basketball
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nAnniversarynof the U.S. patent for the first successful roller coaster
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Plannahead:
Plannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on:
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