De Bakke: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
The name appears to have [[Dutch language|Dutch]]/[[Afrikaans]] origins meaning "the pots" and may refer to the long history of this area being enjoyed as a holiday and [[picnic]] destination as far back as the 18th century. |
The name appears to have [[Dutch language|Dutch]]/[[Afrikaans]] origins meaning "the pots" and may refer to the long history of this area being enjoyed as a holiday and [[picnic]] destination as far back as the 18th century. |
||
It is also adjacent to the famed landfall of Santos beach where the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias first came ashore on the |
It is also adjacent to the famed landfall of Santos beach where the Portuguese explorer [[Bartolomeu Dias]] first came ashore on the southern coast of Africa. |
||
Mosselbay is the base chosen by the Paraguayan national football contingent for their 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign. |
Mosselbay is the base chosen by the Paraguayan national football contingent for their 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign. |
||
| ⚫ | '''Paraguay''', officially the '''Republic of Paraguay''' ({{lang-es|República del Paraguay}}, {{IPA-es|reˈpuβlika ðel paɾaˈɣwai|pron}}; [[Guaraní language|Guaraní]]: ''Tetã Paraguái''), is bisected by the [[Paraguay River]] and is bordered by [[Argentina]] to the south and southwest, [[Brazil]] to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. |
||
| ⚫ | |||
2010 will mark the first time in its history that Soccer World Cup is being held in Africa. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament after defeating Morocco and Egypt in the all-African bidding process.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,101476,00.html |title=Host nation of 2010 FIFA World Cup - South Africa|date=15 May 2004 |publisher=[[FIFA]] |accessdate=8 January 2006 }}</ref> |
2010 will mark the first time in its history that Soccer World Cup is being held in Africa. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament after defeating Morocco and Egypt in the all-African bidding process.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,101476,00.html |title=Host nation of 2010 FIFA World Cup - South Africa|date=15 May 2004 |publisher=[[FIFA]] |accessdate=8 January 2006 }}</ref> |
||
| ⚫ | '''Paraguay''', officially the '''Republic of Paraguay''' ({{lang-es|República del Paraguay}}, {{IPA-es|reˈpuβlika ðel paɾaˈɣwai|pron}}; [[Guaraní language|Guaraní]]: ''Tetã Paraguái''), is bisected by the [[Paraguay River]] and is bordered by [[Argentina]] to the south and southwest, [[Brazil]] to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. The country is sometimes referred to as ''Corazón de América'' — Heart of America.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134018/ Paraguay, corazón de América (1961)]</ref> |
||
| ⚫ | |||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 14:44, 29 September 2009
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
No issues specified. Please specify issues, or remove this template. |
De Bakke is an area in the town of Mossel Bay South Africa, famed for its beautiful views, excellent camping and safe swimming.
The name appears to have Dutch/Afrikaans origins meaning "the pots" and may refer to the long history of this area being enjoyed as a holiday and picnic destination as far back as the 18th century.
It is also adjacent to the famed landfall of Santos beach where the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias first came ashore on the southern coast of Africa.
Mosselbay is the base chosen by the Paraguayan national football contingent for their 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign.
2010 will mark the first time in its history that Soccer World Cup is being held in Africa. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament after defeating Morocco and Egypt in the all-African bidding process.[1]
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: República del Paraguay, pronounced [reˈpuβlika ðel paɾaˈɣwai]; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái), is bisected by the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. The country is sometimes referred to as Corazón de América — Heart of America.[2]
References
- ^ "Host nation of 2010 FIFA World Cup - South Africa". FIFA. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2006.
- ^ Paraguay, corazón de América (1961)