Sentences with phrase «rubber boom»

The city has a rich history and architecture from colonial times, a natural rubber boom, World War II, 196070s Amazonic rediscovery and, recently, a skyscraper boom.

The largest city in Amazonia, Manaus once stood as a prosperous rubber boom city where symbols of prosperity like the Teatro Amazonas were built from the finest materials the world could provide.

Joan is currently completely her sixth novel, another historical, this one about the rubber boom in the Amazon in 1906.

With the collapse of the rubber boom, Amazon Rainforest cities slowly made -LSB-...]

Positioned in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest gateway city of Manaus, the theater was built to show off the city's prosperity during the rubber boom.

These rubber boom mansions have since been converted into hotels, supermarkets, museums, restaurants, and residences that dot Iquitos city.

After the rubber boom ended, logging and gold mining became the dominant industries — these industries continue on today, although tourism is beginning to play an increasingly important role.

Puerto Maldonado initially developed as a result of the rubber boom in the early 20th century.

The 800LX features a rubber boom microphone that's easy to bend.