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San Diego - City
of Marinas
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San
Diego is the second largest city in
California and the eighth largest city in the
United States. According to Forbes
Magazine the city of San Diego ranks as the
fifth wealthiest in the United States.
AIA Educational tour
will bring you to visit San Diego at
the end of the second week.
San
Diego's economy is largely composed of
agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences,
computer sciences, electronics manufacturing,
defense-related manufacturing, financial and
business services, ship-repair and
construction, software development,
telecommunications, and tourism. The presence
of the University of California, San Diego
(UCSD) with the affiliated UCSD Medical
Center promotes research in
biotechnology.
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Attractions
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Balboa
Park, Much of the
park's look and feel today is due to the
development done for the 1915
Panama-California Exposition.[2] The
Exposition was to celebrate the completion
of the Panama Canal, which opened in 1914,
and to tout San Diego as the first U.S. port
of call for vessels traveling north after
passing through the canal. Planning began in
1909 and City Park was soon selected as the
exposition site. The name Balboa Park was
adopted in 1910 as the result of a naming
contest. Groundbreaking began in 1911.
On December 31, 1914 The
Panama-California Exposition opened. Balboa
Park was crammed full of spectators. All of the
guards, workers, and supervisors were dressed
in Spanish and Mexican military uniforms, and
the entire park was filled with different and
foreign plants. Yellow and red were the themed
colors of the event and they were everywhere.
Over 40,000 poinsettia flowers were used, all
of them in full bloom. The event seemed
successful in attracting national attention.
The attempt to put San Diego on the map had
worked. The event was a success and was
extended through 1916. Over the next
two years over 3.8 million visitors would
attend and witness the hard-sought magnificence
that was Balboa Park.
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San Diego
Zoo, in Balboa Park, San Diego,
California is one of the largest, most
progressive zoos in the world with over 4,000
animals of more than 800 species. It is also one
of the few zoos in the world that houses the
giant panda.[1] It is privately operated by the
nonprofit Zoological Society of San Diego on 100
acres (0.40 km2) of parkland leased from the
City of San Diego, and ownership of all animals,
equipment and other assets rests with the City
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SeaWorld San
Diego is one of the world's premier
marine adventure parks with 200 acres of
world-class shows, thrilling rides and
unforgettable animal encounters. More than 80
million visitors have explored the mysteries of
the sea here, with up-close animal interactions
and exhilarating thrills. And we hope to see you
here soon. |
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