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capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th centurysynonyms: capital of Peruexample of:national capitalthe capital city of a nation
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Practice this vocabulary list and take a journey to South America. Review the names of South American countries and learn about South America's diverse ecosystems, native plants and animals, and more.
Practice this vocabulary list and take a journey to South America. Review the names of South American countries and learn about South America's diverse ecosystems, native plants and animals, and more.
Quechua, which actually refers to several languages spoken throughout the Andes mountain range, has a total of between 8 and 10 million speakers. It is the most widely spoken indigenous language of the Americas. Here is a list of 15 words that English borrowed from Quechua, and while some of them are specific to a life in the Andes, a few, like the animal names, are fully incorporated into English.