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  • South American independence leader, was one of the commanders--together with ... Influenced by the ideals of the United States Declaration of Independence ...
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  • The Historic Centre of Lima is the portion of the city of Lima, Peru ... House of Pizarro, is the residence of the President of Peru. ...
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  • He was influential in the development of modern systematic zoology, ... is given annually by the National Academy of Sciences for an original contribution ...
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  • quot;), who would later be elected president of Peru. Under his intelligent ... the occupation of Peru, was elected President of Peru after the war ...
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  • as the commercial and industrial center, of Peru. It is located in the ... is the official Residence of the President of Peru, and the seat of the ...
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  • ) is a city in southeastern Peru near the Sacred Valley in the Andes ... One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Western Hemisphere ...
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  • The Amazon River of South America is the world's largest river ... indigenous peoples increasingly carried out of the rainforest a rich array ...
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  • name Nuestra Señora de La Paz (“Our Lady of Peace”), is the administrative ... southeast of Lake Titicaca, the city lies in a deep, broad canyon ...
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  • Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South ... northern Ecuador to central Chile. In search of Inca wealth, the Spanish explorer ...
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  • Sucre, which is located in the south-central part of Bolivia, is the ... Sucre is also called “The City of Four Names.” Charcas was the ...
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  • Omaña (April 2, 1792 - May 6, 1840) was one of the military and political ... returned to Colombia and served as President from 1833 until 1837, then ...
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  • He was the fourth secretary-general of the United Nations, serving ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...
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  • an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South ... he left his mother country at the early age of seven and studied in an aristocratic ...
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  • The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris after the ... In its original form, the Pact of Paris was a renunciation of war ...
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  • 19, 1881) was the twentieth President of the United States. He ... be a Representative, Senator-elect, and President-elect at the same time ...
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  • Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a representative democratic ... Ecuador is a multicultural, multiethnic nation–state with one of ...
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  • The Republic of Bolivia (or Bulibiya in the Quechua language; Wuliwya ... enough silver from Bolivia to build a bridge of silver from South America to ...
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  • community, and to build on his conception of the basic unity of mankind ... and between the Americas and the islands of the Pacific is historically ...
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  • Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing. He won ... retired from racing in 1958. His record of 24 Grand Prix wins in 51 starts ...
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  • Liberation theology is a Christian school of theology that developed ... Liberation theology has had an impact. It helped many of the poor ...
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  • whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, ... In 2004, Allende was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and ...
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  • 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the wife of former President Richard Nixon ... Nixon was always supportive of her husband even during the troubled ...
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  • Potosí is a city in southern Bolivia, 56 miles (90 km) southwest ... Potosí is a city deeply reflective of the pain of colonialism. From ...
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  • Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in South America ... 1990, the country has been relatively free of the coups common to many of ...
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  • who was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January ... the issue repeatedly with former U.S. President George W. Bush, and Darfur ...
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  • June 3, 1953, with inventing the modern game of baseball. Abner Doubleday was once credited with the invention of baseball, ...
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  • The Allied Powers were a group of countries (also known as the Allies ... regimes. The conflict and the two sets of alliances can be seen as representing ...
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  • It occupies a continental surface area of 1,078,000 square miles (2 ... silver, and was based upon the legend of Sierra del Plata—a mountain ...
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  • Santa María de la Asunción), a city of 512,112 (1,858,000 in its metropolitan ... This city that was founded by Spanish explorers on the feast day of ...
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  • Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and its largest city. It ... Buenos Aires is the center of the Argentina's government, commerce ...
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  • Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located ... South America (after Brazil, Argentina, and Peru), with an area more than twice ...
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  • The Republic of Costa Rica ("Rich Coast") is a country in ... Costa Rica is also at the forefront of conservation and environmental ...
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  • was the sixty-fifth United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving ... in telling the world that the invasion of Iraq was justified and legal ...
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  • the economic, social, and cultural center of the nation of Guatemala. It ... The area of Guatemala City was the location of Kaminaljuyu, a Mayan ...
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  • The Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church ... dedicated to justice, outreach and youth. As of 2006, the Community of Christ ...
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  • :This article is about the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas ... right|An independent origin and development of writing is counted among the ...
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  • ) is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and one of the principal ... Caracas is located in the north of the country, contained within and ...
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  • ) is a large seaport city on the northern coast of Colombia. Founded ... eighteenth century as the de facto capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada ...
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  • or other aquatic organisms. The activity of catching the aquatic species ... The focus of a fishery may be fish, but the definition is expanded ...
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  • she changed the public's perception of people with disabilities. She ... true value comes from the height and depth of her mind. ...
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  • Cannes is a French commune located in the department of Alpes-Maritimes ... with monastic Christianity, although most of the city’s growth has occurred ...
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  • Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904 – September 23, 1973) was the pen name ... mind, to produce a dream-like work of art that explored truth that ...
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  • Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country ... A small, landlocked country located in the heart of South America ...
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  • "saddle"- after the shells of saddlebacked Galápagos tortoises ... The Galápagos archipelago is part of Ecuador, a country in northwestern ...
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  • The Oriental Republic of Uruguay, or Uruguay, is a country located ... shaped country between the two major powers of Brazil and Argentina has long ...
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  • Cholera is transmitted and spread to humans through consumption of ... cholerae most often occurs due to a lack of proper sanitation (clean water ...
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  • The Republic of Guatemala ( República de Guatemala , re'puβlika ... nation's development. Large portions of Guatemala's interior remain ...
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  • The Law Library of the United States Congress was established in 1832 ... universal access to and the understanding of law serves an important role ...
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  • ) is the capital city of Italy and of the Lazio region, and is Italy ... Rome's history spans more than 2,500 years. It is renowned as ...
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  • Anaconda is the common term for any member of four species of semi ... Anacondas provide important ecological values, keeping the balance ...
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