Sports venues Ecuador Ecuador, The largest metropolitan area in the state as well as the entire southeastern United States is the Miami metropolitan area with about 6.06 million people the Tampa Bay Area with over 3.02 million people is the second largest; the Orlando metropolitan area with over 2.44 million people is the third; and the Jacksonville metropolitan area with over 1.47 million people is fourth, North Atlantic Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492 under Spanish flag Six years later Vasco da Gama reached India under Portuguese flag by navigating south around the Cape of Good Hope thus proving that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans are connected in 1500 in his voyage to India following Vasco da Gama Pedro Alvares Cabral reached Brazil taken by the currents of the South Atlantic Gyre Following these explorations Spain and Portugal quickly conquered and colonized large territories in the New World and forced the Amerindian population into slavery in order to explore the vast quantities of silver and gold they found Spain and Portugal monopolized this trade in order to keep other European nations out but conflicting interests nevertheless led to a series of Spanish-Portuguese wars a peace treaty mediated by the Pope divided the conquered territories into Spanish and Portuguese sectors while keeping other colonial powers away England France and the Dutch Republic enviously watched the Spanish and Portuguese wealth grow and allied themselves with pirates such as Henry Mainwaring and Alexandre Exquemelin They could explore the convoys leaving the Americas because prevailing winds and currents made the transport of heavy metals slow and predictable. ! Alligators have created a niche in wet prairies With their claws and snouts they dig at low spots and create ponds free of vegetation that remain submerged throughout the dry season Alligator holes are integral to the survival of aquatic invertebrates turtles fish small mammals and birds during extended drought periods the alligators then feed upon some of the animals that come to the hole. Culture and contemporary life Museums and visual arts, The College of Business is ranked the graduate school 15th for an International MBA in the U.S. and 1st in South Florida. . Miami FC Soccer National Independent Soccer Association Buccaneer Field National Premier Soccer League Champions (2) (2018 2019) Some colleges and universities in Greater Miami include:. Miami-Dade County is served by four Interstate Highways (I-75 I-95 I-195 I-395) and several U.S Highways including U.S Route 1 U.S Route 27 U.S Route 41 and U.S Route 441. Miami River in Downtown Miami Tri-Rail fare zone boundary The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 brought 150,000 Cubans to Miami the largest transport in civilian history Unlike the previous exodus of the 1960s most of the Cuban refugees arriving were poor some having been released from prisons or mental institutions to make the trip During this time many of the middle class non-Hispanic whites in the community left the city often referred to as the "white flight" in 1960 Miami was 90% non-Hispanic white but by 1990 it was only about 10% non-Hispanic white.
Miami Florida Business directory 3 Climate 10 West Palm Beach Palm Beach 82,103 99,919 111,398 +11.49% Contents Miami is a major center of commerce and finance and boasts a strong international business community According to the 2018 ranking of world cities undertaken by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) based on the level of presence of global corporate service organizations Miami is considered an Alpha level world city Miami has a Gross Metropolitan Product of $257 billion ranking 11th in the United States and 20th worldwide in GMP. A clump of mangroves in the distance Florida Bay at Flamingo, Crandon Park The economic prosperity of the 1920s set the conditions for a real estate bubble in Florida Miami had an image as a tropical paradise and outside investors across the United States began taking an interest in Miami real estate Due in part to the publicity talents of audacious developers such as Carl G Fisher of Miami Beach famous for purchasing a huge lighted billboard in New York's Times Square proclaiming "It's June in Miami" property prices rose rapidly on speculation and a land and development boom ensued Brokers and dealers speculated wildly in all classes of commodities as well ordering supplies vastly in excess of what was actually needed and even sending shipments to only a general destination with the end result being that railroad freight cars became stranded in the state choking the movement of rail traffic. In 1972 the state made personal injury protection auto insurance mandatory for drivers becoming the second in the nation to enact a no-fault insurance law the ease of receiving payments under this law is seen as precipitating a major increase in insurance fraud Auto insurance fraud was the highest in the nation in 2011 estimated at close to $1 billion Fraud is particularly centered in the Miami-Dade metropolitan and Tampa areas; .
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