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The Cape Goa, Canacona: See 339 traveller reviews, 1,038 user photos and best deals for The Cape Goa, ranked #4 of 55 Canacona hotels, rated 4 of 5 at Tripadvisor.
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- Cabo De Rama Beach, India
The Cape Goa resort & restaurant is perched on the cliffside overlooking the ocean above a secluded cove near the village of Cabo De Rama in South Goa.
Book your luxury beachfront resort vacation at The Cape, A Thompson Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Wake up to breathtaking views of the ocean and the iconic El Arco.
- Carretera Transpeninsular Km 5, Cabo San Lucas, 23455
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4 days ago · Throughout the history of fashion, the cape has been worn by royalty, military figures, fictional villains and, yes, superheroes. Yet this singular garment has over the years fallen in and out of...
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Cape Town, city and seaport, legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape province. The city lies at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula some 30 miles (50 kilometres), at its southernmost boundary, north of the Cape of Good Hope. Because it was the site of the first European settlement in South Africa, Cape Town is known as the country’s “mother city.”
Cape Town has a beautiful setting: parts of the city and its suburbs wind about the steep slopes of Table Mountain (3,563 feet [1,086 metres] high) and neighbouring peaks and rim the shores of Table Bay; other parts lie on the flats below the slopes or stretch southward across the flats to False Bay. The city covers an area of 116 square miles (300 square kilometres). Pop. (2005 est.) urban agglom., 3,103,000.
The city of Cape Town had its origin in 1652, when the Dutch East India Company established a refreshment station for its ships on the shores of Table Bay. The location was magnificent, on well-watered, fertile soil, beneath the precipitous walls of Table Mountain. The indigenous inhabitants provided cattle but not labour, and the company imported slaves, mainly from East Africa, Madagascar, and the Bay of Bengal area. The slaves brought with them something of their culture and—especially in the case of the Muslims from the East Indies—their religion. Mixed-race unions took place, but strong racial and ethnic characteristics remained. In 1781 the French established a garrison to help the Dutch defend the city against British attack, and the French presence influenced local architecture and culture. British occupation in the 19th century brought new parliamentary and judicial concepts and freedom for the slaves. Cape Town was the gateway to Europe’s penetration of the South African interior, and close ties with continental Europe were maintained.
Today Cape Town is a modern city with high-rise office buildings and pedestrian malls. Although it is a major political and economic centre, its reputation still rests on its beautiful situation between mountain and sea, its cosmopolitan population, and the liberal outlook of many of its citizens.
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- Eric Axelson
The Cape: Created by Tom Wheeler. With David Lyons, Keith David, Summer Glau, James Frain. Vince Faraday is a cop who has been framed for murder, leading him to fall off the grid and become the super hero known only as "The Cape."
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7 hours ago · Prime Video is set to release its first South African original film, the Cape Town-set crime caper comedy “The Shakedown,” which will be available globally on the streamer Aug. 8. Variety has ...
