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Gómez, Juan Vicente
(Encyclopedia) Gómez, Juan VicenteGómez, Juan Vicentehwän vēsānˈtā [key]Gómez, Juan Vicente gōˈmĕs [key], 1857–1935, caudillo of Venezuela (1908–35). Of indigenous and white parentage, Gómez was born…hummingbird
(Encyclopedia) hummingbird, common name for members of the family Trochilidae, small, strictly New World birds, related to the swifts, and found chiefly in the mountains of South America.…Almagro, Diego de
(Encyclopedia) Almagro, Diego deAlmagro, Diego dedyāˈgō dā älmäˈgrō [key], c.1475–1538, Spanish conquistador, a leader in the conquest of Peru. A partner of Francisco Pizarro, he took part in the…Tiahuanaco
(Encyclopedia) TiahuanacoTiahuanacotyäwänäˈkō [key], ancient native ruin, W Bolivia, 34 mi (55 km) S of Lake Titicaca on the Tiahuanaco R. in the S central Andes, near the Peruvian border; also…Brewer's: Winds
Poetical names of the winds. The North wind, Aquilo or Boreas; South, Notus or Auster; East, Eurus; West, Zephyr or Favonius, North-east…Vargas Llosa, Mario
(Encyclopedia) Vargas Llosa, MarioVargas Llosa, Mariomärˈyō värˈgäs yōˈsä [key], 1936–, Peruvian novelist and politician, b. Arequipa. Although his works contain much external realism, emphasizing…Columbus's Unknown Legacy
How food from the Americas revolutionized Europe by David Johnson Related Links Columbus and Other ExplorersJust Where Was Columbus? What would Italian cooking be without the…AIDS on the Rise
2001 UN/WHO Report shows cases increasing by David Johnson The U.N. is raising awareness around the world, as evidenced by this poster for World AIDS Day in German. (Source: UNAids.…tapir
(Encyclopedia) tapirtapirtāˈpər [key], nocturnal, herbivorous mammal, genus Tapirus, of the jungles of Central and South America and SE Asia. The tapir is somewhat piglike in appearance; however, it…Bogotá
(Encyclopedia) Bogotá Bogotá bōgōtäˈ [key], city (2021 metro area est. pop. 11,167,000), central Colombia…Trending
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