Altamira

Altamira could mean any of the following:

Places

• Cave of Altamira, a cave in Cantabria, Spain famous for its paintings and carving
• Altamira, Brazil, a city in the state of Pará
• Altamira, Huila, a town and municipality in Colombia
• Altamira, Puerto Plata, a town in the Dominican Republic
• Altamira Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico, a port city and a municipality
• Altamira (Caracas) a neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela
• Altamira do Maranhão, a city in the Brazilian state of Maranhão
• A neighbourhood in the district of Basurto-Zorroza in Bilbao, Spain
• 7742 Altamira, an asteroid

People

• Cristina Altamira (born 1953), Argentine mezzosoprano singer
• Jorge Altamira (born José Saúl Wermus in 1942), Argentine activist and leader of the Workers' Party
• Rafael Altamira y Crevea (1866–1951), Spanish historian and jurist

In business

• Altamira Financial Services, a Canadian mutual fund company now part of National Bank of Canada
• AltaMira Press, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
• Altamira Software, a computer software developer acquired by Microsoft in 1994

Others

• Alta Mira (band), a post-pop/indie rock band from Albany, NY. ^[1]
• Altamira Oriole, Icterus gularis, a New World oriole
• Altamira Yellowthroat, Geothlypis flavovelata, a New World warbler
• Viscounty of Altamira, Spanish nobility
• Marquisate of Altamira, Spanish nobility
• "Alta Mira", a song by Edgar Winter on their LP They Only Come Out at Night, 1972

See also

• Altamirano (disambiguation)
• Altamiranoa

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References

1. ^ Maltais, Kirk. "Alta Mira is the Salt". InYourSpeakers.com. Derek Duoba. http://inyourspeakers.com/content/news/136-alta-mira-salt-02272012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.