if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {

      var select_html = '<select onChange="handleSelected(this)">' +
                        '<option selected> - Select - <\/option>';
      // =====================================
      var gmarkers = [];
      var htmls = [];
      var i = 0;

      function createMarker(point,name,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        map.addMapType(G_PHYSICAL_MAP) ;
        map.setMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        htmls[i] = html;

        select_html += '<option> ' + name + '<\/option>';
        // ==========================================================

        i++;
        return marker;
      }



      function handleSelected(opt) {
        var i = opt.selectedIndex - 1;
        if (i > -1) {
          GEvent.trigger(gmarkers[i],"click");
        }
        else {
          map.closeInfoWindow();
        }
      }




      var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
	  map.setUIToDefault();
      map.addControl(new GOverviewMapControl());
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng(-19.4846667,22.7945000),8);





      GDownloadUrl("sb2.xml", function (doc) {
        var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(doc);
        var markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");

        for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {

          var lat = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat"));
          var lng = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng"));
          var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
          var html = markers[i].getAttribute("html");
          var label = markers[i].getAttribute("label");

          var marker = createMarker(point,label,html);
          map.addOverlay(marker);
        }

        select_html += '<\/select>';
        document.getElementById("selection").innerHTML = select_html;
      });
    }

    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }