mirador

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Leave the beach here, walk inland for one block along the Avenida Visconde de Albuquerque; turn left for one block and left again, and you will find yourself at the foot of a road which winds up to the mirador (8) where you get a fine view of the city.

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  1. noun A window, balcony, or small tower affording an extensive view.

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  • When we first entered the park, we climbed up a set of stairs to a very high cliff with a mirador that was about 345 meters above the river. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Their first day we went to the mirador and they right away tried some Chica, which didn't turn out to be their favorite would be my guess ... —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Leave the beach here, walk inland for one block along the Avenida Visconde de Albuquerque; turn left for one block and left again, and you will find yourself at the foot of a road which winds up to the mirador (8) where you get a fine view of the city. —  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • With only one more day to spend hiking in TDP National Park, we were feeling pretty ambitious and decided to attempt the mirador climb, which is an all-day hike up to Las Torres base for a stunning classic view. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • There was a mirador or belvidere upon the roof--the same beside which Colonel Miranda and his American guest, just twelve months before, had stood smoking cigars As then, there was a guard of soldiers within the covered entrance, with a sentry outside the gate. —  The Lone Ranche
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  1. Catalan, from mirar, to view, from Latin mīrārī, to wonder at; see mirage.

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  1. Spanish (later Portuguese miradouro = French miradore), from mirar, behold: see mirage, mirror.
 

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/mɪræˈdoʊr/
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