. Five geologic formations form the surface of the southern portion of Florida: the Tamiami Formation Caloosahatchee Formation Anastasia Formation Miami Limestone and the Fort Thompson Formation the Tamiami Formation is a compression of highly permeable light colored fossiliferous sands and pockets of quartz 150 feet (46 m) thick It is named for the Tamiami Trail that follows the upper bedrock of the Big Cypress Swamp and underlies the southern portion of the Everglades Between the Tamiami Formation and Lake Okeechobee is the Caloosahatchee Formation named for the river over it Much less permeable this formation is highly calcitic and is composed of sandy shell marl clay and sand Water underneath the Caloosahatchee Formation is typically very mineralized Both the Tamiami and Caloosahatchee Formations developed during the Pliocene Epoch. Miami Executive Airport TMB KTMB Miami-Dade Freedom Tower National origin and language: Of the people living in the Miami metro area in 2005 63% were born in the United States (including 30% who were born in Florida) and 37% were foreign born Among people at least five years old living in the region in 2005 52% spoke English at home while 48% spoke some other language at home Of those speaking a language other than English at home 78% spoke Spanish and 22% spoke some other language (mainly Haitian Creole but also French German Hebrew Italian Portuguese Russian or Yiddish). . Miami enjoys a vibrant culture that is influenced by a diverse population from all around the world Miami is known as the "Magic City" for seemingly popping up overnight due to its young age and massive growth It is also nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" because of its high population of Spanish-speakers; Paul Cejas School of Architecture Building 2003 2004 47.1% 3,583,544 52.1% 3,964,522. .
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