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[*] posted on 7-26-2013 at 09:43 AM


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Spanish has far fewer words than English to use for place names, it would seem?



I think most of these names were put in place when they were really isolated.
I never could understand why the early settlers didn't use the internet for things like this. :lol:
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[*] posted on 7-31-2013 at 11:09 AM


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She has on her location Bocana. I know San Vicente is south of Santo Tomas but I didn''t know where Bocana was. Ah, it says Baja California Sur on her profile so it is a lot further south than San Vicente.


La Bocana is related to "boca" which is mouth in Spanish. It is used quite a bit in Mexico to designate where arroyos empty into the ocean.




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