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NHP Channel Islands Map Pak 2 By blade2k5 Map Details and Information Maps were requested by JWUTT The Channel Islands of California are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel in the United States of America. Five of the islands are part of the Channel Islands National Park. The eight islands are split among the jurisdictions of three separate California counties: Santa Barbara County (four), Ventura County (two) and Los Angeles County (two). The islands are divided into two groups — the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern Channel Islands. The four Northern Islands used to be a single landmass known as Santa Rosae. The archipelago extends for 160 miles (257.51 kilometers) between San Miguel Island in the north and San Clemente Island in the south. Together, the islands’ land area totals 221,331 acres (89,569 ha), or about 346 square miles (900 km2). Five of the islands (San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara) were made into the Channel Islands National Park in 1980. The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary encompasses the waters six nautical miles (11 kilometers) off Anacapa, Santa Cruz, San Miguel and Santa Barbara Islands. Santa Catalina Island is the only one of the eight islands with a significant permanent civilian settlement—the resort city of Avalon, California, and the unincorporated town of Two Harbors. The Channel Islands at low elevations are virtually frost-free and constitute one of the few such areas in the 48 contiguous US states. It snows only rarely, on higher mountain peaks. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Anacapa Island - Map is configured for 6 large city tiles and is 3x2 in size. San Clemente Island - Map is configured for 36 large city tiles, 12 medium city tiles and is 24km x 26km in size. San Nicolas Island - Map is configured for 12 large city tiles, 8 medium city tiles and is 16km x 14km in size. Santa Barbara Island - Map is configured for 1 large city tiles and is 1x1 in size. config.bmp: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1/3 Arc USGS DEM elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

NHP Bahrain By blade2k5 Map Details and Information Bahrain, officially Kingdom of Bahrain, is a small island country with approximately 800,000 inhabitants (2009), located near the western shores of the Persian Gulf and ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. While Bahrain is an archipelago of thirty-three islands, the largest (Bahrain Island) is 55 km (34 mi) long by 18 km (11 mi) wide. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway, which was officially opened on 25 November 1986. Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain. The planned Qatar Bahrain Causeway will link Bahrain and Qatar as the longest fixed link in the world. Bahrain is known for its oil and pearls. The country is the home of many popular structures such as the Bahrain World Trade Center and the Bahrain Financial Harbour, and also the home of many skyscrapers, including the proposed 1,022 m (3,353 ft) high supertall Murjan Tower. The Qal’at al-Bahrain (The Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun) has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Bahrain International Circuit is the race course where the popular Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix takes place. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 112 large city tiles and is 8x14 in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can Be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

Map Details and Information Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European country and consists of an archipelago situated centrally in the Mediterranean, 93 km south of Sicily and 288 km east of Tunisia, with the Strait of Gibraltar 1,826 km to the west and Alexandria 1,510 km to the east. Malta covers just over 300 km² in land area, making it one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. Its de facto capital is Valletta and the largest town is Birkirkara. The main island is made up of many small towns, which together form one Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with a population of 368,250 (majority of the population of the country) according to Eurostat. The country has two official languages – Maltese and English – with Maltese being considered the national language. Throughout history, Malta's location has given it great strategic importance and a sequence of powers including the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Fatimids, Sicilians, Knights of St John, French and the British ruled the islands. Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and became a republic in 1974, whilst retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. It is a member of the United Nations (since 1964) and a member of the European Union (since 2004). Malta is also party to the Schengen Agreement (since 2007) and member of the eurozone (since 2008). Malta has a long Christian legacy and is an Apostolic See. According to the Acts of the Apostles in the Christian Bible, St. Paul was shipwrecked on "Melite", as the Greeks called the island, and ministered there. Catholicism continues to be the official and dominant religion in Malta. Malta is internationally renowned tourist resort with regard on recreational repose and historical monuments, including nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites, most prominently the Megalithic Temples which are the oldest free-standing structures in the world. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 90 large city tiles and is 10x9 in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

NHP Walled Lake Michigan By blade2k5 Map Details and Information Walled Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,713 at the 2000 census. The town's name is said to have been given by the first Euro-American settler, Walter Hewitt, in 1825. Upon his arrival, he noticed what appeared to be a stone wall along the lake's western bank, possibly constructed by earlier Potawatomi Indian tribes. Walled Lake was a village inhabited by Ojibwa and Potowatamie people until about 1830. It appears that these people had relocated from an earlier village in the area that is today Southfield, Michigan. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 20 large city tiles and is 5x4 in size. config.bmp: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1/3 Arc USGS DEM elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

NHP Muscle Shoals Alabama By blade2k5 Map Details and Information Muscle Shoals is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. As of 2007, the United States Census Bureau estimated the population of the city to be 12,846. The city is included in The Shoals MSA. It is famous for its contributions to American popular music. Native Indians first inhabited the lands bordered by the Tennessee River. There is no record of when the name Muscle Shoals was first used for the area. However, there are several theories as to where the name originated. One theory is that at one time there were piles of mussel shells found along the shoals of the Tennessee River. Another theory is that the shape of the river looks like the muscle in a man's arm, hence the name 'Muscle' Shoals. The last theory comes from several booklets that were published before Muscle Shoals incorporated. This theory states: "Muscle Shoals, the Niagara of the South, derives its name from the Indians, who, attempting to navigate upstream, found the task almost impossible because of the strong current." Thus, also, came the word muscle, symbolic of the strength required to "paddle a canoe up the rapids." The Shoals area, including Florence, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia, was first known as the Muscle Shoals district. In the early 1900s, Muscle Shoals was farm land with houses scattered among the cotton fields. In 1918, a year after the United States entered World War I, the building of Wilson Dam began. The United States needed nitrates for ammunition and explosives, prompting President Woodrow Wilson to approve the building of two nitrate plants and a dam to supply needed electricity for those plants. At its peak, the building of Wilson Dam employed more than 18,000 workers, including some from what is now Muscle Shoals. The construction site consisted of 1,700 temporary buildings, 236 permanent buildings, 185 residential units, and 685 miles of electrical cable. There were also 23 mess halls, a school for 850 students, an 85-bed hospital, and 3 barber shops. In 1921, automotive tycoon Henry Ford, accompanied by Thomas Edison, came to Muscle Shoals with a vision of transforming the area into a metropolis. The instant rumors of Ford’s plan caused a real estate boom, and speculators began buying up land and parceling it out in 25 foot lots. During this time, people from all over the United States bought lots sight unseen. Mr. Ford’s offer to buy Wilson Dam for $5 million was turned down by the United States Congress. (The initial cost of the construction of the dam was $46.5 million.) Instead, Congress, under the influence of Senator George Norris of Nebraska, later formed the Tennessee Valley Authority to develop the dam as well as the entire river valley. This plan was made a part of the New Deal. Although Ford’s plans did not materialize, they did lay the foundation for the city of Muscle Shoals. As the area became more populated, there came a desire by men of the area to incorporate. On March 7, 1923, a petition was presented to the Probate Judge of Colbert County to incorporate the town of Muscle Shoals. The petition was signed by 45 men and women that resided within the boundaries of the proposed area. An election was held on March 31, 1923. The inspectors, Lewis Gusmus, George A. Lehbert, and R.H. Huston, gave the final vote count at 361 votes for "Corporation" and 6 votes for "No Corporation". The list of inhabitants residing within the town of Muscle Shoals, which were enumerated by the above inspectors under a decree entered by N.P. Tompkins, Judge of Probate of Colbert County, included 460 white and 267 colored, making a total of 727 people in Muscle Shoals. The incorporation of the "Town of Muscle Shoals" was made official on April 24, 1923. An order also called for the election of a Mayor and five aldermen. On May 28, 1923, George McBride was elected the first mayor of Muscle Shoals with a total of 26 votes. The aldermen elected were Henry Green, George Harris, Robert Huston, George Vaughn and R.F. Tucker. During the first 20 years of incorporation, town development was very slow, boasting only 1,113 residents by 1940. By this time, some of the residential property had been sold for taxes and some at the local market value. This change to local ownership opened the way for growth and development of the new city. In the 1950s, under a commission form of government and a recognized area chamber of commerce, an industrial boom began. Reynolds Metals and Union Carbide Metals were quick to convert to peacetime production. Diversification came with Diamond Shamrock, Ford Motor Company, and many others locating in Colbert County. In the early 1960s, Rick Hall brought FAME Recording Studios to Muscle Shoals. Famous bands and singers, including Aretha Franklin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Osmonds, Mac Davis, and Duane Allman came to Muscle Shoals to record hit songs at FAME. In 1998, it was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. The 1990s brought major change to the city of Muscle Shoals. In 1992, Muscle Shoals became the last city in the state of Alabama to abandon the commission form of government for the mayor/council form of government. The city also made significant progress in public works with a new post office, a new city library, a flood control plan, a early warning weather siren system, and a new high school. In more recent years, the city has constructed a new fire station and city hall Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 42 large city tiles, 14 medium tiles and is 26km x 28km in size. config.bmp: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1/3 Arc USGS DEM elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

NHP Tepic Mexico By blade2k5 Map Details and Information Tepic is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Nayarit. It stands at an altitude above sea level of some 915 meters, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately 225 kilometers north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco. Nearby are the extinct Sangangüey volcano and its crater lake. Tepic is the primary urban center of this rich agricultural region; major crops include sugarcane, tobacco and citrus fruits. The city was founded in 1542. In the 2005 census, it reported a population of 295,204 people. Its surrounding municipality of the same name had a population of 336,403. The municipality has an area of 1,983.3 km² (765.8 sq mi). Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 30 large city tiles and is 6x5 in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

NHP Tijuana Mexico By blade2k5 Map Details and Information Tijuana is a city on the Mexican Pacific Coast located in Baja California. The city is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California. On a larger scale Tijuana is the 28th largest city in the Americas and is situated on the United States–Mexico border adjacent to its sister city of San Diego, California. Tijuana is the westernmost city in Mexico, though the westernmost population center is located in Isla Guadalupe, and is one of dominant regional centers in northwestern Mexico. The city is currently one of the fastest growing cities in Mexico. According to the 2005 census, the Tijuana metropolitan area was the sixth-largest in Mexico, with a population of 1,483,992. 2009 National Population Council (CONAPO) place the Tijuana metropolitan area at 5th largest in the country with 1,784,034 persons. The metropolitan area comprises two municipalities: Tijuana and Playas de Rosarito. Tijuana also forms part of San Diego-Tijuana, a metropolitan area with the total population estimated to be just over five million in 2009 and approximately 5,105,769 in 2010, making it the second largest metropolitan area in the Californias, 22nd largest metropolitan area in the Americas and the largest bi-national conurbation that is shared between US and Mexico. It is estimated that the two border crossing stations in Tijuana account for 300,000 daily border crossings from Greater San Diego. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 56 large city tiles and is 7x8 in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1/3 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

NHP San Felipe Mexico By blade2k5 Map Details and Information San Felipe is a town on the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) in the Mexican state of Baja California, 190 km south of the United States border and within the municipality of Mexicali. Temperatures in San Felipe average approximately 24°C year-round. The seven-meter tides expose a kilometer of ocean floor. San Felipe experiences one of the largest tidal bores in the world due in part to the Colorado River delta to the north. The port of San Felipe is a small town historically economically dependent on fishing and now on tourism, catering mostly to U.S. travelers and containing an international airport. San Felipe is located in a unique ecosystem, where the desert meets the sea. Temperatures range from a nocturnal winter low of 4°C to 46°C in the shade during July and August. The Bay of San Felipe is 3 meters above sea level. At low tide, the water can recede as much as 2 km. The population of San Felipe was 14,831 at the 2005 census, and can increase by up to 5,000 during the presence of American part-time residents (retirees and vacation homeowners), who travel to the town from the United States during the American holidays spring break and Memorial Day. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 42 large city tiles, 14 medium tiles and is 28km x 26km in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

NHP Lazaro Cardenas Mexico By blade2k5 Map Details and Information Lázaro Cárdenas is a port city that with its surrounding municipality is located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was formerly known as Los Llanitos, but changed its name as a tribute to Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, a Michoacán-born politician who was president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 48 large city tiles, 12 medium tiles and is 24km x 34km in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

NHP Mexico City Mexico By blade2k5 Map Details and Information Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the Federal District, capital and largest city of Mexico. Is also the largest city in the Americas and the world's third largest metropolitan area by population, after Seoul and Tokyo. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole. Mexico City is the most important political, cultural, educational and financial center in the country. As an "alpha" global city Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in North America which is located in the Valley of Mexico, a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 metres (7,350 ft). The city consists of sixteen boroughs. The 2009 estimated population for the city proper was around 8.84 million people, and has a land area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi). According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the Mexico City metropolitan area population is 21.2 million people, making it the largest metropolitan area in the Americas and the fifth largest agglomeration in the world. Mexico City has a gross domestic product (GDP) of $390 billion USD in 2008, making Mexico City the eighth richest city in the world. The city was responsible for generating 21% of Mexico's Gross Domestic Product and the metropolitan area accounted for 34% of total national GDP. As of 2010, the city proper had a per capita GDP of $47,396, a level higher than countries such as the United States or Germany as opposed to the metropolitan area, which had a nominal income per capita of $29,258 USD, on par with the GDP per capita of South Korea or Taiwan. The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan, which was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 siege of Tenochtitlan , and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards. In 1524, the municipality of Mexico City was established, known as México Tenochtitlán, and as of 1585 it was officially known as La Ciudad de México (Mexico City).[20] Mexico City served as the political, administrative and financial centre of a major part of the Spanish colonial empire. After independence from Spain was achieved, the Federal District was created in 1824. After years of demanding greater political autonomy, residents were given the right to directly elect the Head of Government and the representatives of the unicameral Legislative Assembly by popular vote in 1997. Ever since, the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) has controlled both of them. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 72 large city tiles, 16 medium tiles and is 36km x 32km in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

Map Details and Information Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation (Greater Santiago). It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m (1,706.04 ft) above mean sea level. Although Santiago is the capital, legislative bodies meet in the coastal town of Valparaíso, a one-hour drive to its west. Chile's steady economic growth has transformed Santiago into one of Latin America's most modern metropolitan areas, with extensive suburban development, dozens of shopping centers, and impressive high-rise architecture. It is an Alpha(-) World City and has a very modern transport infrastructure, including the steadily growing underground Santiago Metro, an effort at modernizing public bus transport and a free flow toll-based ring road and inner city highway system, part of which is tunneled underneath a large section of the city's main river Mapocho connecting the Eastern and Western extremes of the city in a 25-minute drive. Santiago is the regional headquarters to many multinationals, and a financial center. Santiago has a cosmopolitian diverse culture. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 100 large city tiles and is 10x10 in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

Map Details and Information Cancún is a coastal city in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. As a rapidly growing city with a quickly changing skyline, the estimated population for Cancún is 705,000 in 2010, a 20% increase from the census in 2005. Cancún is located on the Yucatan Channel that separates Mexico from the island of Cuba in the Greater Antilles. The Cancún region is sometimes known as the Mexican Caribbean or the Mayan Riviera. Cancún is the municipal seat of the Benito Juárez municipality and a world-renowned balneario and tourist resort. The city center is located on the mainland which connects the Nichupté and lagoons to a narrow 7-shaped island where the modern beachfront hotels are located in the tourist centric hotel zone. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 49 large city tiles, 14 medium city tiles and is 28km x 30km in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=120&threadid=108406&enterthread=y Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

Map Details and Information Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state’s manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population. The major manufacturing sector is automobiles, which was begun in the 1980s when Ford built the Hermosillo Stamping & Assembly Plant. The municipality is large, encompassing over 3,800 other communities and reaching to the shores of the Gulf of California. Here, Bahía Kino or Kino Bay is a major tourism draw for the municipality with plans to expand its tourism infrastructure. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 56 large city tiles and is 8x7 in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.

Map Details and Information Guaymas is a city and municipality located in the southwest part of the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. The city is located 117 km south of the state capital of Hermosillo, and 242 miles from the U.S. border, and is the principal port for the state. The municipality is located in the Sonora Desert and has a hot, dry climate and 117 km of beaches. The municipality’s formal name is Guaymas de Zaragoza and the city’s formal name is the Heróica Ciudad de Guaymas. The city proper is mostly an industrial port, with nearby San Carlos being the major tourist attraction for its beaches. The city also has a well-attended annual carnival, which has been held since 1888. San Carlos is a beachfront subdivision within the port city of Guaymas, in the northern state of Sonora in Mexico. It is noted for the exceptional clarity and warmth of the ocean water in its shallow bays. It lies on the body of water known as the Gulf of California or Sea of Cortez. Given the size of the city, with nearly 7,000 inhabitants, there is a remarkable number of RV parks, resorts and stores. There is also a very large and active diving community. There are also many Americans and Canadians that live in San Carlos during the Winter as the Summer months are very hot. There are many opportunities to fish, dive, and relax on the beach. San Carlos is about a 6 hour drive from the United States along Mexican interstate Highway 15. The trip from the United States requires that foreigners obtain a tourist visa, but they are no longer required to get a car permit if they are traveling by private automobile. This is only required if they travel south of Guaymas. The area where these car permits are obtained is referred to as "El 21" as it is 21 kilometers from the border or at the border itself. Map Specifics Map Type: Real World Region map size: Map is configured for 48 large city tiles and is 8x6 in size. config.bmp size: included with zip file Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing. Maps were created by taking 1 arc elevation data. Install/Uninstall Instructions can be found in the readme provided. Credits blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification. Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here. Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.