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Pardo, Manuel

(Encyclopedia) Pardo, ManuelPardo, Manuelmänwĕlˈ pärˈdō [key], 1834–78, president of Peru (1872–76). After assisting José Balta in establishing a constitutional government, Pardo succeeded him as…

Cáceres, Andrés Avelino

(Encyclopedia) Cáceres, Andrés AvelinoCáceres, Andrés Avelinoändrāsˈ ävālēˈnō käˈsārās [key], 1836?–1923, president of Peru (1886–90, 1894). He was a commander in the war with Chile (see Pacific, War…

Toledo, Francisco de , Spanish viceroy of Peru

(Encyclopedia) Toledo, Francisco deToledo, Francisco defränthēˈskō ᵺā tōlāˈᵺō [key], 1515?–84, Spanish viceroy of Peru (1569–81). He came from one of the noblest families of Spain and had served…

Tingo María

(Encyclopedia) Tingo María, city (1993 pop. 43,152), capital of Leoncio Prado prov., Huánuco dept., central Peru. The region's subtropical forest supports a variety of wood-processing indusries. The…

Mollendo

(Encyclopedia) MollendoMollendomōyĕnˈdō [key], town (1993 pop. 26,724), S Peru, a port on the Pacific Ocean. Mollendo exports wool and has industries producing cement, textiles, canned fish, and…

Markham, Sir Clements Robert

(Encyclopedia) Markham, Sir Clements RobertMarkham, Sir Clements Robertmärˈkəm [key], 1830–1916, English geographer and writer. While in the navy he served on a British expedition (1850–51) to the…

Tacna

(Encyclopedia) Tacna, city (1993 pop. 115,633), capital of Tacna dept., S Peru, on the Río Caplina. Tacna is an agricultural center that produces tobacco, grapes, cotton, and sugarcane. It is on the…

Acosta, José de

(Encyclopedia) Acosta, José deAcosta, José dehōsāˈ ᵺā äkōˈstä [key], c.1539–1600, Spanish Jesuit missionary to Peru. He wrote a well-known history of the Spanish colonial period, The Natural and…

guano

(Encyclopedia) guanoguanogwäˈnō [key], dried excrement of sea birds and bats found principally on the coastal islands of Peru, Africa, Chile, and the West Indies. It contains about 6% phosphorus, 9%…

Aymara

(Encyclopedia) AymaraAymaraīmäräˈ [key], Native South Americans inhabiting the Lake Titicaca basin in Peru and Bolivia. The originators of the great culture represented by the ruins of Tiahuanaco…