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Iguaçu Falls

(Encyclopedia) Iguaçu Falls or Iguassú FallsIguaçu Fallsboth: ēgwəs&oomacr;ˈ [key], in the Iguaçu River, on the Argentina-Brazil border near the Paraguay line. Iguaçu Falls has two main sections…

Balmaceda, José

(Encyclopedia) Balmaceda, JoséBalmaceda, Joséhōsāˈ bälmäsāˈᵺä [key], 1840–91, president of Chile (1886–91). A leader of a liberal, anticlerical group, he was sent as minister (1878) to Argentina,…

Illia, Arturo

(Encyclopedia) Illia, ArturoIllia, Arturoärt&oomacr;ˈrō ēlˈyä [key], 1900–1983, president of Argentina (1963–66). A country physician, he entered politics after 1930, and from 1948 to 1952 he was…

Galtieri, Leopoldo Fortunato

(Encyclopedia) Galtieri, Leopoldo FortunatoGaltieri, Leopoldo Fortunatolāˌəpōlˈdō fôrˌt&oomacr;näˈtō gältyĕˈrē [key], 1926–2003, Argentine general, president of Argentina (1981–82). Army…

Justo, Agustín Pedro

(Encyclopedia) Justo, Agustín PedroJusto, Agustín Pedroäg&oomacr;stēnˈ pāˈᵺrō h&oomacr;sˈtō [key], 1876–1943, president of Argentina (1932–38). An army general, he rose to prominence (1922)…

Fernández de Kirchner, Cristina Elisabet

(Encyclopedia) Fernández de Kirchner, Cristina ElisabetFernández de Kirchner, Cristina Elisabetkrēstēˈnä ālēsäbātˈ fārnänˈdās dā kērchˈnâr [key], 1953–, Argentinian politician. A Peronist student…

rhea, in zoology

(Encyclopedia) rhearhearēˈə [key], common name for a South American bird of the family Rheidae, which is related to the ostrich. Weighing from 44 to 55 lb (20–25 kg) and standing up to 60 in. (152 cm…

cotinga

(Encyclopedia) cotingacotingakōtĭngˈgə [key], any of the New World tropical birds of the family Cotingidae. Cotingas range from N Argentina to the southern border of the United States; most are…

Córdoba, city, Argentina

(Encyclopedia) Córdoba Córdoba kôrˈdōvä [key], city, capital of Córdoba prov., central Argentina, on the…