function load() {    
    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
    
      var gmarkers = [];
      var i = 0;


      function createMarker(point,name,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });

        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        i++;
        return marker;
      }

      function myclick(i) {
        GEvent.trigger(gmarkers[i], "click");
      }

      var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());

	  map.setCenter(new GLatLng(0,0),0);
	  var bounds = new GLatLngBounds();

      var request = GXmlHttp.create();
      request.open("GET", "/common/gMaps/xml/", true);
      request.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (request.readyState == 4) {
          var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(request.responseText);
          // obtain the array of markers and loop through it
          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");
            // create the marker
            var marker = createMarker(point,label,html);
            map.addOverlay(marker);
			bounds.extend(point);
          }

          map.setZoom(11);
          map.setCenter(bounds.getCenter());		  

        }
      }
      request.send(null);
    }

    else {
      alert("Siamo spiacenti, il tuo browser non e'' supportato da Google Maps");
    }

}