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.
For the town in Livingstone, see Victoria Falls, Zambia. For the waterfall in Scotland, see Victoria Falls, Wester Ross. Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya (Tokaleya Tonga: The Smoke That Thunders), is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It has been described by CNN as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world.