Altamira
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, when the quakes struck, Rosenwald was at a birthday party for children on the roof of a building in Caracas’s hard-hit Altamira neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
An AFP journalist saw a 22-story building completely destroyed in the capital's Altamira neighborhood, where people cried out relatives' names as volunteers climbed over the rubble.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The union said the media workers were detained by Venezuelan security forces at the National Assembly and its environs, and in the neighbourhood of Altamira - all in the capital, Caracas.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
The deeper slip plane associated with the ancient Altamira slide was measured around 245 to 345 feet below ground, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
It is a worthy companion to the splendid beasts at Altamira and Lascaux.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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