Aia ( / ˈ aɪ . ə / ; Basque: [ai.a] ) is a village situated on the slopes of Mount Pagoeta in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa , Spain. It is located 30 km to the west of Donostia-San Sebastián and about 10 km inland from the coastal town of Zarautz . Aia is set amongst hills and forests, and surrounded by mountains. The town has a large church, the Church of San Esteban, which includes a notable centrepiece. The population of Aia has gradually declined since the 1950s, to a population of 1,750 in 2005.
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42-449: A "fixed-rate of interest for a fixed-term." Instead, these funds were invested in risky dot com ventures, and the fund lost large sums after the 2000 dot-com bust , which meant that Amerindo couldn't repay the investors, costing investors millions of dollars. Separately, Amerindo investor Lily Cates, mother of actress Phoebe Cates , invested $ 5 million in the "Amerindo Small Business Investment Company" venture, but most of her investment
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105-679: A complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Vilar and Amerindo. During the investigation, Vilar lied to the SEC, claiming that Cates wasn't a client and that he did not own the Panamanian subsidiary. In 2005, Vilar and Tanaka were convicted for organizing a series of transactions that defrauded their clients. After the nine-week trial, Vilar was convicted of two counts of securities fraud; two counts of wire fraud; four counts of money laundering; investment adviser fraud; mail fraud; making false statements; and participating in
126-724: A foundry in Gipuzkoa province. The forge which can be seen today was built in 1754 by the Lord of Laurgain Palace over the ruins of an earlier version. Lying at the bottom of a deep valley near Manterola farmhouse, it used the river's hydraulic energy to power its bellows and turn its waterwheels. Also situated near Aia and within the Pagoeta Nature Reserve is the Iturraran Botanic Garden . The garden
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168-567: A significant impact on the growth of the local population. It was from these foundries that many family lineages in the Aia district developed. The demise of these old forges in Guipúzcoa was brought about by the introduction of blast furnaces that ran on coal . Aia is situated within Basque farmlands, and largely unchanged over several hundred years. It has several tourist attractions, including
189-795: The 399 Park Avenue in New York City , the West Coast office, and "principal place of business" was located at One Embarcadero Center in San Francisco , and the international office was in London . Vilar made an early and very successful investment in Yahoo! , which once totaled 40% of the fund's investment portfolio . Vilar's financial strategy included investing in purchasing shares of companies shortly after their initial public offering . The company's "flagship" financial product,
210-534: The "Amerindo Technology Fund," was known for investing in startup high tech and Dot-com companies. Following many years of strong growth during the internet boom the fund came to a crash. Vilar gained a lot of press for declaring the internet to be "bigger than the Industrial Revolution." Amerindo had advertised that its "Guaranteed Fixed Rate Deposit Account" (GFRDA) would be invested in "high quality, short-term deposits" that would produce
231-423: The 1,335-acre (5.40 km ) Pagoeta Nature Reserve which sits to the west of the town of Aia and preserves the natural environment of the area, as well as the district's cultural heritage. The park contains a number of ruins of old mills, foundries, and farmhouses, and some ancient burial mounds dating back 5,000 years. The Agorregi Forge , located within the park, is one of the best preserved examples of
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#1732765155543252-643: The Aia district, it is believed that human habitation of the area dates back to over 10,000 years ago. The town of Aia itself was mentioned in one of the oldest documents of Gipuzkoa dated 1025. The town was also mentioned as being part of the Union of Sayaz in the Decree of the Brotherhood of the Province of Gupuzkoa in 1375. Farming was originally the main economic activity in the Aia district, with families of
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336-570: The former name of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency of the United States AIA, fictional artificial intelligence from Afraid (film) See also [ edit ] Florida State Road A1A Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title AIA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
357-437: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AIA&oldid=1259014995 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Aia Based on cave paintings and engravings and also stone implements that have been found in
378-409: The small villages living within closed, self-sufficient economic systems. Land was generally owned by the municipality and rented to the farmers to work. Specialised crafts also began to develop, and in particular Aia became a main centre for the production of iron . This was largely due to the abundance of natural deposits of iron in the area. Numerous foundries were established in the area, which had
399-515: Was an Investment services firm, best known for making large profits during the Dot-com boom of the 1990s and 2000s. The origins of the company date to the early 1980s, when Alberto Vilar and Gary A. Tanaka founded two companies named "Amerindo" in England and Panama. The American branch, called "Amerindo Investment Advisors Inc." was founded in 1985. The East Coast office was located in
420-660: Was established in 1986 and includes more than 1,000 species of plants, trees, and shrubs from all over the world. It also includes some endangered flora of the Basque Country. Aia is a municipality formed by a principal nucleus – the town of Aia – and its neighbourhoods, which resemble small villages. It comprises eleven neighbourhoods: The urban nucleus of Aia has about 470 inhabitants. Amerindo Investment Advisors New York City , New York One Embarcadero Center Suite 2300 San Francisco , California 43 Upper Grosvenor Street Amerindo Investment Advisors Inc.
441-505: Was rerouted to pay for Amerindo's business expenses, donated to various charities to which Vilar had made pledges that he couldn't afford, and to pay a settlement from a former client who was suing Amerindo about the GFRDA account. In September 2003, Vilar ordered an employee to copy Cates' signature onto a document that purported to authorize a $ 250,000 transfer, with most of that money going into Vilar's personal account. In 2005, Cates filed
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