We have lots of rotondas here in Alicante as well. The only other
place I know with as many roundabouts as we have here are smaller
English towns and villages.
Nathan
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On Jun 12, 2009, at 6:43 PM, Carlos J. Santisteban wrote:
> Hi Moose and all,
>
>
>> From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>> I said "rotary", as that seems to be the developing consensus word in
>> the US.
>>
>> Mexico has the prettiest name for them that I know of, glorietta.
>
>
> Glorieta is, in fact, the "official" name in Spain, although many
> people
> call them 'rotondas'.
>
> They're very popular where I live and, especially, where I work
> (Roquetas).
> Hm, I forgot to count how many I pass thru while commuting... I'll
> check
> next week! ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas
> IES Turaniana (Roquetas de Mar, Almeria)
> <http://cjss.sytes.net/>
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