Zen thread about his fictional state reminded me of my own . created at the whatif modelers forum in 2006.
So welcome to San Amerigo.
San Amerigo, as the name entails, is set in South America. It shares a frontier with its arch-nemesis for centuries, Venecombia.
The border is made of two rivers: Rio Vinoblanco and Rio Vinotinto, named of course because of the different colors of their waters (think of the Chinese rivers) - one red from iron deposites, the other more yellowish-brown.
The two countries have their origins in the Ketchupas, an indian tribe (exterminated by Conquistadors, of course) that thrieved on the tomato crop and even used the juice for their sacrifices, in place of human blood.
San Amerigo national anthem is Rodolfo y la tipica "Colegiala"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg3pFjbCag0
... and of course the main export is coffee (to you, Nescafé. What else ?)
Venecombia national anthem is Guantanamera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLW4Ns1HVCA
Both countries hates each others but their air forces are, well, starved of funding. They used Breguet XIV and Avro 504 until 1937, and biplanes until 1948. Later Uncle Sam come to the rescue, as both countries faced a major communist insurgency. Infact the leftist groups split into two major factions, somewhat like the Spanish Civil War.
El Partido Unidario de los Trabajadores Anarquistas and the Confederacion Unidaria de los Libertadores Obrejos - P.U.T.A and C.U.L.O - fought a bloody war and were ultimately crushed by the right-wing dictatorship of Adolfo Elcabron.
More on this later.
So welcome to San Amerigo.
San Amerigo, as the name entails, is set in South America. It shares a frontier with its arch-nemesis for centuries, Venecombia.
The border is made of two rivers: Rio Vinoblanco and Rio Vinotinto, named of course because of the different colors of their waters (think of the Chinese rivers) - one red from iron deposites, the other more yellowish-brown.
The two countries have their origins in the Ketchupas, an indian tribe (exterminated by Conquistadors, of course) that thrieved on the tomato crop and even used the juice for their sacrifices, in place of human blood.
San Amerigo national anthem is Rodolfo y la tipica "Colegiala"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg3pFjbCag0
... and of course the main export is coffee (to you, Nescafé. What else ?)
Venecombia national anthem is Guantanamera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLW4Ns1HVCA
Both countries hates each others but their air forces are, well, starved of funding. They used Breguet XIV and Avro 504 until 1937, and biplanes until 1948. Later Uncle Sam come to the rescue, as both countries faced a major communist insurgency. Infact the leftist groups split into two major factions, somewhat like the Spanish Civil War.
El Partido Unidario de los Trabajadores Anarquistas and the Confederacion Unidaria de los Libertadores Obrejos - P.U.T.A and C.U.L.O - fought a bloody war and were ultimately crushed by the right-wing dictatorship of Adolfo Elcabron.
