Twin Falls is an American city, a major center for Northern Nevada and eight counties of Southern and Central Idaho state. Picturesque area where is located Twin Falls is known as the Magic Valley. Unlike many cities with small dimensions (in Dong Falls are about 42 000 people), the city offering all the amenities that are common in larger cities. Located in the southern Idaho, Twin Falls is a center of Twin Falls County and is the largest city within 100 miles. This is one reason Twin Falls is a public and commercial center for central and southern regions of Idaho, and for northeastern Nevada. The village is situated on a total area of 31, 1 sq. km In recent years alarming trend indicates that crime in Twin Falls is twice larger than the average Idaho. Besides local residents, by 1995 the city established a large number of refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the former Soviet republics. Moreover, in Twin Falls has a large Latin American colony. 6 km south of the city has an airport with daily flights connecting to international airport in Salt Lake City. Twin Falls was founded in 1904 and is named after the eponymous waterfall, located nearby in the Snake River canyon. The biggest employer in town is a leading manufacturer of computers and components and therefore a large percentage of city residents employed in high tech. But some Twin Falls is developed and the processing industry.
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Where is the heart of this city with its 11 million inhabitants? For economy, it moves every few years because of a boom is born a new center in Sao Paulo, and any other economic stagnation ravaged urban areas. In the old center can be seen how suddenly a forgotten neighborhood wakes again to life. A hundred years ago, during the rise of coffee, then left the city in all directions. Here are the exchange and trade departments, opera and many services. But until recently dominated the picture in thousands of street vendors who sell goods imported smuggled from Paraguay. Evening homeless pushing cardboard bedding in pedestrian zones. “Krakulanda” local call an entire neighborhood whose streets between brothels and illegal shops are sold “foot” (a drug containing cocaine – workout.). The area boasts a naturally bad name properly. But this is now history. Vendors moved east, but because of constant police raids dealers scattered throughout the city. The tall buildings in Art Deco, former homes of the aristocracy and old-fashioned offices are sold and repaired. Meanwhile, return the first companies and institutes.
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