Guillermo Maestre, the director of exports for Lecitrailer SA, which makes tractor trailers in the north of Spain, says last fall was awkward because four bridges fell in three months in addition to the Christmas break.

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The provinces of Navarra and Rioja in the north-east of Spain now rely on wind farms for 50% of their electricity.

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Canon Keith Evans, All Saints' parish priest, described the story of the bells which were originally cast in north east Spain as "remarkable".

BBC: Historic bells sent home to Chile from Swansea church

In the beautiful, but poor, Asturias region in north-western Spain, the subsidy underwrites production of coal at seven times the world price.

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The rescue took place in darkness, bad weather and heavy seas, in the Atlantic Ocean, 300 miles north west of Spain, in June 2010.

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With the use of ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography, they've unearthed evidence to suggest that a spot on the southern coast of Spain, just north of Cadiz, played host to what may have been human society's first metropolis.

ENGADGET: Researchers claim discovery of lost city of Atlantis, conveniently located in southern Spain

Currently, Delta Airlines has services from New York to Georgetown and Caribbean Airlines flies between Port of Spain and Georgetown, connecting Guyana to the Caribbean and North America.

BBC: Guyana��s path to paradise

The Byzantine emperor Justinian is still known as "the Great" for reconquering Italy, north Africa and south-eastern Spain as well as codifying Roman law in a way which forms the basis of legal systems in many countries today.

BBC: A serious Justin at last

The Marines were sent to Spain in recent weeks as part of a new permanent contingency force capable of moving into North Africa very quickly after the deadly attack in Benghazi last year showed military forces were not close enough to assist.

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