descanso (English) Origin & history From Spanish descanso (place of rest, as of a funeral procession) Noun descanso (pl. descansos) A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam. The highways of the U.S. of A. are littered with descansos, silent protests to the evil of automobiles.
The Tanzanian territory of Lake Victoria is located in the country's northwest region, where Compassion's ministry is primarily located in Mwanza and Shingaya-two of Tanzania's 30 regions. Many people in Mwanza, located along the shore of Lake Victoria, work in the fishing industry.Tanzania.ake Victoria is Africa's largest lake, and crosses the borders of Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.
Great Victoria Desert, wasteland, southern Australia. It lies in Western and South Australia, between the Gibson Desert on the north and the Nullarbor Plain on the south and extends eastward from Kalgoorlie almost to the Stuart Range. Much of its eastern end is occupied by the Central and North West Aboriginal reserves.