2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/213567A brief survey of real algebraic structures on topological spaces is given. This article is written for the Gokova Gemetry/Topology Conference proceedings.11 pages 4 figures. Minor correctionsGeometric TopologyAlgebraic Geometry58D27, 58A05, 57R65text