The PLACE

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The PLACE
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The PLACE
U.S.A.
CALIFORNIA
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The PLACE
CALIFORNIA
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The ENVIROMENT
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The ENVIROMENT
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El Dorado County is at the heart of California,
on the west side of United States. It is located
on the western slope (versante) of the mountain
range (catena) known as Sierra Nevada. The area
is characterized by hills, but travelling
eastward (verso est), the elevations increases,
from about 600 meters of Placerville to 3000
meters of most peaks. El Dorado County is 50
kilometers east of Sacramento, 65 west of Carson
City, Nevada's State Capitol, 200 from San
Francisco and 80 from Reno. Placerville is the
center of the western slope of Sierra Nevada and
is the seat of government for El Dorado County 
north of Placerville is the town of Coloma where
gold was first discovered in California over 150
years ago and the mine is now a living museum
East of Placerville is the historic community of
Camino further east, the Sierras provides great
places to camp, hike (fare escursioni), hunt,
fish and ski. On our eastern border is Lake
Tahoe  there are also mountain peaks reaching
over 3000 meters high. The city of South Lake
Tahoe is the center of commerce on the eastern
slope of the Sierras and attracts people from all
over the world to its wonderful scenery, fishing,
sailing, and snow skiing.