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In contrast, the town of Ocotepec, north of Cuernavaca in the State of Morelos, opens its doors to visitors in exchange for veladoras ( small wax candles ) to show respect for the recently deceased.
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In contrast to the east side, the central and west neighborhoods originally contained many of the working class Germans who settled the town.
By contrast, the closure of the famous meat-packing plant at Fray Bentos in the department of Río Negro transformed it into a virtual ghost town.
Herodotus seems to denote by it the Mycenaean Greek citadel at Therapne, in contrast to the lower town of Sparta.
In the U. S. region of New England, many municipalities ( styled towns in contrast to cities ) practice a very limited form of home rule, and decide local affairs through the direct democratic process of the town meeting.
The steep, narrow streets of the old town contrast with the wide, shady boulevards which encircle it and divide it from the suburbs.
In contrast to federal census data, in 2006 the Arizona Department of Economic Security assessed the town population at 18, 035.
Today, the town retains this " post-war look ," with small houses of different designs on large lots, in contrast to stereotypical neighborhoods of outer-ring suburbs.
In the 1998 Nicolas Cage mystery / thriller film " Snake Eyes ," Margate is the main character's place of residence, alluded to as a pleasant suburban town, in contrast to the grittier Atlantic City, which forms the backdrop of the story.
Webb has the most land area of any town in New York State, making it New York State's largest town, a title it shares with the town of Hempstead, which is the largest based on population ( in contrast, the town of Green Island claims to be the smallest based on area ).
In contrast to some British towns and cities, the east side of the town is generally more affluent.
This was in sharp contrast to the slums that had developed in York and other cities during the previous century, the deprivation of which had been revealed in Seebohm Rowntrees ' report of 1901, entitled Poverty: a study of town life.
The population of the City of Salzgitter has exceeded 100, 000 inhabitants since its foundation in 1942 ( which made it a city () in contrast to a town () by the German definition ), when it was still called Watenstedt-Salzgitter.
Angaston, in contrast, is considered the English town as it was settled predominantly by Cornish miners and others from Britain.
* The castle, with 12 m-high walls, including the abbey and controlled by the abbot, sometimes in contrast with the bishop-ruled town.
The town has a rich architectural heritage ( Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Historicist, Art Nouveau ), which was — in contrast to most other historical German cities — never severely destroyed during World War II, except for the explosion of bridges and minor clashes.
Although Basildon is a town situated in Essex, it has been heavily influenced by London and its people in contrast to native Essexmen.
Restoration comedies often contrast town and country for humorous effect, and this is one example of it.
The surrounding town, by contrast, is dusty and somewhat noisy.
In contrast, neighboring Mableton has not been incorporated in nearly a century, but has its own post office and thus " Mableton " is the only acceptable place name for mailing addresses in the town.
In stark contrast to the surrounding villages in the town and county, it is more densely populated than many American cities with exception to New York City, Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, San Francisco, California, and Jersey City and Paterson, New Jersey.
This is in contrast to the flat and low lying Team Valley located on the western edges of town.
contrast and north
In contrast, the largest North American community north of the circle, Sisimiut ( Greenland ), has approximately 5, 000 inhabitants, while between Canada and the USA, Barrow, Alaska is the largest settlement with circa 4, 000 inhabitants.
In Italy the cuisine of the north, featuring butter and rice, stands in contrast to that of the south, with its wheat pasta and olive oil.
To its south in the Marvel universe is the nation of Symkaria, which is depicted as a benevolent constitutional monarchy in contrast to the dictatorship to its north.
In the north the land is characterized by a gently rolling savanna in contrast to the center of the country, which is characterized by hills.
In contrast, Jupiter's banded appearance shows many such zones, Titan has a single jet stream near the 50th parallel north latitude, and Venus has a single jet near the equator.
In contrast to the neighboring Cheyenne and Arapaho to the north, the Comanches never developed a political idea of forming a nation or tribe.
In contrast to the central part of the Upper Silesian Industry Area a short distance to the north, Rybnik enjoys the reputation of a " green " city having a relatively clean environment.
In contrast with the more liberal and cosmopolitan Multnomah County to the north, and the more corporate Washington County to the west, some citizens of Clackamas county have espoused a blue-collar, yet conservative political outlook of the backlash mold described by Thomas Frank.
By contrast, the northwest region consists mainly of flat prairie farmland ; this continues in Benton County to the north.
Exposure to southwesterly winds contributes to Cape Verde's seasonal verdant appearance, in contrast to the undulating yellow dunes to the north.
The southern part of the state was poor and unprogressive, in contrast to the industrious north.
By contrast, it is only a mile wide at its widest point, near its south end, and even narrower to the north.
In contrast to the areas in the north of the Lüneburg Heath, the landscape is very hilly, as it is placed on a terminal moraine.
The area where the borders of the three countries Thailand, Laos and Cambodia meet is promoted as the Emerald Triangle, in contrast to the Golden Triangle in the north of Thailand.
On the west coast, in contrast, they are fewer but larger ; Kaipara Harbour is the country's largest, and the Hokianga Harbour, further north, is of historical significance to the native Māori people.
The north aisle windows by contrast have richly decorated cusped tracery, reflecting the changes in taste over the long period of construction, and suggesting that this was among the last parts of the church to be finished, probably in the very late thirteenth or early fourteenth centuries.
In contrast to his predecessors Baldwin turned his attention to the east and north, leaving the southern part of his territory in the hands of his vassals the counts of Guînes, Hesdin, and St. Pol.
By contrast, Leigh-Mallory, the commander of the neighbouring 12 Group to the north, was a powerful advocate of the Big Wing policy, causing enormous friction in his working relationship with Park.
In contrast to the central part of the Upper Silesian Industry Area, located a short distance to the north, Wodzisław enjoys the reputation of a " green " city having a relatively clean environment.
The contrast is even stronger further north, where Aberdeen gets around a third the rainfall of Fort William or Skye.
The old domed building was nicknamed " Little Top " in contrast to the domed federal prison two miles ( 3 km ) north which was nicknamed the " Big Top .".
In contrast to the Acropolis proper, a walled sanctuary entered through the Propylaea, the Nike Sanctuary was open, entered from the Propylaea's southwest wing and from a narrow stair on the north.
In contrast, the term Wadden Islands is used for the entire archipelago, including the Danish-speaking Danish Wadden Sea Islands slightly further to the north on the western coast of Jutland.
The result is that most of the main streets are undulating, a clear contrast with the flat landscape of the Canterbury Plains to the north.
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