In particular, the USPS distributes mail to Regional Centers which are assigned to a particular 3-digit partial ZIP (for example, zip codes starting with 921 are in the San Diego, CA area). Check out the excellent zipdecode website to see how partial zip codes map to areas of the country.
A pendeloque is a pear-shaped modification of the round brilliant cut used for diamonds and other gemstones. See also. Briolette; Cut (gems) References
Personalismo, and its variant, caudillismo, are deeply rooted in Latin American, Spanish, and Portuguese history, and have dominated Latin American politics since the conquistadors (Cortez, Pissarro, etc.