Peru

Pe·ru

country in W South America, on the Pacific: 496,226 sq mi (1,285,220 sq km); cap. Lima

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Peru

A country of western South America on the Pacific Ocean. Inhabited since at least the 9th millennium BC, it was the center of the Inca Empire after the 12th century AD. Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca in 1533 led to the establishment in 1542 of the Spanish viceroyalty of Peru, which in time included Panama and all of Spanish South America except Venezuela. Peru achieved full independence from Spain in 1824. Lima is the capital and the largest city.x

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Proper noun

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru.
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Anagrams

Prue, puer, pure, re-up

Origin

From Spanish PerÃº, possibly from the native name BirÃº, or from the Quechua pelu (“river").

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By Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
For means to open up communications with Peru by way of the river Bermejo.
From Corpus Christi, Mendoza sent out various bodies to explore the interior in the direction of Peru, but without much success, and at length, thoroughly discouraged and broken in health, he abandoned his enterprise, and returned to Spain in 1537.
In 1553 an expedition from Peru made their way through the mountain region and founded the city of Santiago del Estero, that of Tucuman in 1565, and that of Cordoba in 1573.
To prevent internal trade with Peru a custom-house was set up at Cordoba to levy a duty of 50% on everything in transit to and from the river Plate.

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