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Quechua

(Encyclopedia) Quechua,&sp;KechuaKechuaboth: kĕchˈ&oomacr;ə, –wä [key], or QuichuaQuichuakēchˈwä [key], linguistic family belonging to the Andean branch of the Andean-Equatorial stock of…

Cerro de Pasco

(Encyclopedia) Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Pasco sĕrˈrō ᵺā päsˈkō [key], city, capital of…

Balta, José

(Encyclopedia) Balta, JoséBalta, Joséhōsāˈ bälˈtä [key], 1816–72, president of Peru (1868–72). In 1865 he helped Mariano I. Prado to seize the presidency and served in his government, but in 1867…

Strong, William Duncan

(Encyclopedia) Strong, William Duncan, 1899–1962, American anthropologist, b. Portland, Oreg., grad. Univ. of California (B.A., 1923; Ph.D., 1926). He served as curator at the Chicago Field Museum (…

San Martín, José de

(Encyclopedia) San Martín, José deSan Martín, José dehōsāˈ ᵺā sän märtēnˈ [key], 1778–1850, South American revolutionist, b. Yapeyú, in present-day Argentina. After service with the Spanish army in…

Garay, Juan de

(Encyclopedia) Garay, Juan deGaray, Juan dehwän dā gärīˈ [key], c.1528–1583, Spanish conquistador, refounder of Buenos Aires. He went to Peru (1544) in the train of the first viceroy, Blasco Núñez…

Cusco

(Encyclopedia) Cusco, Peru: see Cuzco.

Saqsaywaman

(Encyclopedia) Saqsaywaman, Peru: see Sacsahuamán.

Yavarí

(Encyclopedia) Yavarí, river, Peru: see Javari.

Carvajal, Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Carvajal, Francisco deCarvajal, Francisco defränthēsˈkō dā kärvähälˈ [key], 1464?–1548, Spanish conquistador. For 40 years he fought in European wars before going to Mexico and…