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/**/ Machu Picchu, located high in the Andes, was voted one of the new Wonders of the WorldSince at least the building of Göbekli Tepe 11,000 years ago, humans everywhere have built structures of…History Features
Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…Santiago, city, Chile
(Encyclopedia) SantiagoSantiagosäntēäˈgō [key], city (1990 est. pop. 4,395,000), central Chile, capital of Chile and of Metropolitana de Santiago region, on the Mapocho River. It is the political,…soap plant
(Encyclopedia) soap plant, any of various plants having cleansing properties. A few are of commercial importance, but most soap plants are used locally, as in early times, for toilet and laundry…Peru Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Peru Index: People Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Peruvian Relations PEOPLE When the Spanish landed in 1531, Peru's territory was the nucleus of…Gran Chaco
(Encyclopedia) Gran ChacoGran Chacogrän chäˈkō [key] or Chaco, c.250,000 sq mi (647,500 sq km), extensive lowland plain, central South America. It is sparsely populated and is divided among Paraguay…Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Vision of the Sea
by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Sensitive PlantThe CloudA Vision of the Sea Composed at Pisa early in 1820, and published with "Prometheus Unbound" in the same year. A transcript in Mrs.…Araucanians
(Encyclopedia) AraucaniansAraucaniansəroukänˈēən [key], South American people, occupying most of S central Chile at the time of the Spanish conquest (1540). The Araucanians were an agricultural…1922–2007 Newbery Medal Winners
1922The Story of Mankind, Hendrick Willem Van Loon1923The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle, Hugh A. Lofting1924The Dark Frigate, Charles Boardman Hawes1925Tales from Silver Lands, Charles Joseph…Central America Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Central America is a subregion of North and South America, situated between Mexico and South America. It is a region of great cultural, linguistic, and ecological diversity, with seven countries that…Trending
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