25 Curiosities of Miami very sunny | With Images

Miami is the paradise dreamed by many people, on the one hand retired people, who aspire to spend a warm and golden retreat, and on the other 14 million tourists who come every year attracted by one of the most iconic destinations on the planet. However, the second largest city in Florida is much more than that. Join us to know 25 Curiosities of Miami very sunny and sure you will be surprised of all that this city can offer you.

Miami currently has just over 460,000 inhabitants living in the different neighborhoods that comprise it. In addition, if we add the cities of its metropolitan area, they reach 5'5 million inhabitants, of which 67% are of Hispanic origin. It is popularly known as "the capital of Latin America." Many Cubans who emigrated for political reasons to the US in the 60's and, because of their age, they did not have to enter the labor or academic world, they never learned English and lived in the city without any problem because they did not know the language of the country.

25 Curiosities of Miami very sunny

1. Although the city was not founded until 1896, native tribes lived for thousands of years in the area of ​​the Miami area. The Spaniards, who dominated the region for centuries, founded a mission at the mouth of the Miami River, but it was finally abandoned.

2. One of the Miami trivia is to be the only American city founded by a woman. Widow Julia Tuttle, in 1891, bought 640 acres north of the Miami River and managed to get the railroad to build a luxury hotel and build a new town. In 1896 the city of Miami was founded.

3. Miami is the capital and seat of Miami-Dade County in the state of Florida. This subtropical city is halfway between the Everglades and the North Atlantic Ocean. It is also the center of what is known as "El Gran Miami" which consists of 27 independent municipalities, among which are North Miami Beach, Hialeah, North Miami, Coral Gables, South Miami or Homestead.

4. The name of the city comes from the tribe that lived in that region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the "Mayaimis". They in turn took their name from Lake Okeechobee which was called "mayaimis" which means "large water". Other historians suggest that the name could come from the river that passes through the city from west to east, ending at Biscayne Bay and is called "Miami".

5. Before land began to be built and dried up in the 1920s, the entire area where Miami Beach is now was a swamp. One of the Miami trivia is that currently the only remaining Everglades in the world are in your area.

6. Miami is divided into 4 zones differentiated by the intersection of 2 main streets, Flagler Street that goes from east to west and Miami Avenue that runs from north to south. The 4 zones are the northwest, the northeast, the southwest and the southeast.

7 If you are in the US and you want to spend a winter without cold, it's best to settle in Miami. It is the place in the country where the winters are warmer. The average temperature at that time of the year ranges between 18 and 23 degrees centigrade.

8. One of the Miami trivia is that in its meteorological records there is only one snowfall. It was January 19, 1977 and in general it is considered that the chances of snow in winter in the city are less than 1%.

9. Miami has more than 800 parks, being also the only American city surrounded by two national parks: Everglades National Park and the Biscayne National Park.

10. One of the favorite activities of those who visit the area is scuba diving. Under the waters of the city there are remains of more than 50 shipwrecks. A paradise for divers!

11. In addition to tourism, the city is the center of a vast agricultural region where tomatoes, beans, avocados and mangoes are grown especially. All this is possible thanks to the fantastic climate it enjoys.

12. There is not only tourism and agriculture in Miami. Its center has the largest concentration of international banks in the entire US.

13. Art and culture also have their place in this wonderful city of Florida. Not only does he have his own symphony orchestra, but he also has a ballet company and his professional theater company at the Coconut Grove Playhouse.

14. The area of ​​Greater Miami has numerous museums, the most important and known of which is the "Museum and Gardens Vizcaya", which is known as Villa Vizcaya. This ancient villa that was built following the architecture of the Italian Renaissance in the Veneto and Tuscany, was acquired by the county of Miami-Dade and can be visited in it the gardens and the dependencies.

15. On the famous "calle ocho", the largest festival in Miami is held annually. More than one million people attend the Eight Street Festival, participating in the various activities organized there. He went to Guinness Book of Records for having managed to form the longest conga in the world to which more than 100,000 people "hooked".

16. Another of the Miami trivia It is the most famous Miami Beach. Actually it is a separate municipality of Miami, but it is part of the "Greater Miami". It is on an island connected to the mainland by several bridges. It is one of the main tourist attractions in the area for its beaches, shops, Art Deco buildings, nightclubs , hotels, etc.

17. Miami Beach was originally nothing more than a large sandbar. At the beginning of the 20th century, deep water channels were dug and land was added to create a habitable zone.

18. Because it was created by the hand of man, when there are major storms, the Miami Beach area is very vulnerable and loses sand easily.

19. One of the Miami Beach trivia What attracts more tourists is the Art Deco architecture of many of its buildings. Bright colors, windows, statues, geometric fonts and interiors with flora, fauna and exotic decorations make it the largest Art Deco show in the world.

20. The Port of Miami is known as the "Cruise Capital of the World". Each year, around 5 million people come to him to embark on a cruise.

21. Not only is the port of Miami important, its airport is the second in the US. in number of international passengers and the one with the largest amount of cargo handled.

22. Another of the Miami trivia It is the work of one man. A Latvian immigrant by the name of Edward Leedskalnin, by a love disappointment, built a coral rock construction known as the "Coral Castle". Dedicated to Agnes, her lost love, it took more than 30 years to complete it alone.

23. Another of the Miami trivia are the walls of Wynwood . In this place, free and open to the public, lovers of graffiti and street art can contemplate the works of the best artists in the world in that field. Each year the participants increase among the best-known and emerging artists and expand the exhibition area.

24. Sports are also important for the people of Miami. They have teams in the best leagues of various sports. Some of them play in the emblematic stadium of the city: Sun Life Stadium. The most important are the Miami Dolphins that plays in the National Football League and the baseball team of the city: the Florida Marlins.

25. The last of these Miami trivia is aimed at sports fans. Basketball also has its star team and this one plays at the American Airlines Arena. He is the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.

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