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.
Facts About the Falls. Victoria Falls lies in between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa. The falls are part of two national parks, Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia and Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe. The falls are just over 1 mile wide (1.7 km) and 355 feet (108 m) high. During the wet season over 500 million liters (19 million cubic feet) of water plummets over the edge into the Zambezi River.