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Amazon a major river that flows from the Andes in Peru across northern Brazil to the Atlantic. [1/3 definitions]
Amazon River a major river that flows from the Andes in Peru across northern Brazil to the Atlantic.
Bolivia a South American country south of Brazil and Peru.
Chile a South American country on the Pacific coast south of Peru.
Chile saltpeter naturally occurring sodium nitrate, esp. as found in Chile and Peru.
Ecuador a South American country on the Pacific coast between Colombia and Peru.
El Niņo an unusually warm Pacific Ocean current that develops near the International Date Line in the center of the ocean and flows east toward Peru and then south along the coast of South America. El Niņo events, which occur every two to seven years approximately, are associated with various negative impacts including damage to the livelihoods of those dependent on fishing and disturbance to regional and global weather patterns, which in turn can increase the incidence of disease and the frequency of destructive weather events.
Humboldt Current a cold current of the Pacific Ocean flowing north along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
Inca a member of one of the native peoples that ruled Peru before the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century.
inti the chief monetary unit of Peru, equaling one thousand sols.
Lake Titicaca a large, deep lake in South America located in the Andes mountains between the countries of Bolivia and Peru.
libra2 a former gold coin of Peru.
Lima the capital of Peru.
Machu Picchu an extensive Inca ruin located in the Andes Mountains northwest of Cuzco, Peru.
Qoricancha an Incan sun temple located in Curzo, Peru.
Quechua the language of the Quechua, spoken widely in Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina, esp. in the Andean plateaus. [1/2 definitions]
sol3 the smaller monetary unit of Peru. (Cf. inti.)
Urubamba River a Peruvian river that flows northward from the Andes in southern Peru.