Boston
Monday, May 11th, 2009Boston was founded in 1630 and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Located on the northeast coast, some 320 km north of New York, Boston has warm summers with an average of 28 º C in July and cold winters with snow: the average temperature in January is -6 º C.
Being the largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region and is sometimes referred to as the “Capital of New England” unofficially. In 2008 the city had a population of 609 023 inhabitants, making it the twenty-second most populous city in the country. Boston is also the hub of a considerable greater metropolitan area called Greater Boston, with a population of 4.5 million, the tenth largest metropolitan area in the nation.
It has an undeniable cultural significance in the United States to be the source of the Revolutionary War and home to several of its bloodiest battles. He was also later a pioneer in the movement abolicionista.Boston is a comfortable city to be visited on foot and has several marked paths. The most famous and popular is the Freedom Trail, approximately 4 km and passing through the most famous of the American Revolution.
The whole route is marked on the ground by a red line, so it is impossible to miss. There are other routes, such as the Women’s Heritage or Black Heritage.Todos these routes are useful for visiting the sights of the city, but it is advisable to depart from them if we know the true gente.Es Boston and Boston look very typical the best deals at Filene’s Basement or stroll through Faneuil Hall, a historic market built in 1742.
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