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  1. Peru (12264 bytes)
    2: ...ru is rich in cultural anthropology, and is well-known as the ''cradle of the [[Inca empire]]''.
    4: |+<big><big>'''Peru</big></big>
    9: ...px | [[Image:PeruCoatofArms.PNG|115px|Republic of Peru: Coat of Arms]]
    11: ...gn=center width=130px | <small>([[Coat of Arms of Peru|National Coat of Arms]])</small>
    14: ...n: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: None''</small>
  2. Music of Peru (2160 bytes)
    1: Native [[Peru]]vian music is dominated by the national [[musica...
    5: ...ed popularity in tourist strongholds like [[Lima, Peru|Lima]] and [[Ollantaytambo]], where a fusion with...
    7: ...ima]] and [[Arequipa]], soon spreading throughout Peru. The first chicha hit song was "La Chichera" by ...
    9: ...s popular throughout Peru, its modern center of innovation, as well as the other Andean countries of [...

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  1. Costa Rica (12931 bytes)
    1: ...ntral America]], bordered by [[Nicaragua]] to the north and [[Panama]] to the south-southeast. Since t...
    21: ...fficial), ([[English language|English]] and indigenous languages on the Atlantic coast)
    50: | ''[[Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera]]''
    61: ...mbian]] times the [[Native American]]s in what is now [[Costa Rica]] were part of the [[Intermediate A...
    76: ... as anti-constitutional allowing [[ӳcar Arias]] (Nobel Peace Prize, [[1987]]) to run for President a ...
  2. Flora Tristan (1707 bytes)
    3: ...ᮠy Moscoso, was an [[Arequipa|Arequipa-born]] [[Peruvian]] colonel of the [[Spanish Armada]], and her ...
    5:
    7: [[Mario Vargas Llosa]], in his historical novel [[The way to Paradise]], analyzes Flora Trista...
    9: ...Tristan herself authored several works, the best known of which are ''Peregrinations of a Pariah'' (18...
  3. Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
    4: ...to many languages. She is one of the most popular novelists in the world today, selling over 35 millio...
    6: Allende was born in [[Lima, Peru]], to diplomat Tom᳠Allende, the cousin of [[Sal...
    8: ...tates|American]] private school, and while in Lebanon a [[United Kingdom|British]] private school in [...
    16: ...e starred [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Winona Ryder]], [[Glenn Close]] and [[Antonio Banderas...
  4. Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
    6: ...inger/songwriters. The influence of "You Oughta Know" is readily seen almost a decade later in the so...
    16: :''What did you think I'd be doing now''
    18: :''Would there be no end to my sorrow''
    28: :''You'd like to know, young lady?"''
    29: :''You said, "Yes, I'd like to know what kind of people''
  5. Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
    6: ...r [[Gospels]], and the [[Book of Acts]], although not by name in the [[Gospel of John]].
    8: ...and their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|&sup1;]].
    13: ...ing (Luke 1:46-56; comp. 1 Sam. 2:1-10) commonly known as the ''[[Magnificat]]''. After three months ...
    15: ...ly also during this period Joseph died, for he is not mentioned again.
    21: Her death is not recorded in Scripture.
  6. Canna lily (3803 bytes)
    5: {{Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliophyta]]}}
    17: ...n the winter, the [[rhizome]]s (horizontal roots, not unlike those of a potato) can be dug up before f...
    19: ...n areas with a freezing winter the leaf roller is not typically a pest.
    24: ...n [[starch]] and were once a staple foodcrop in [[Peru]] and [[Ecuador]]. However the rhizomes can be qu...
    26: ...]], where the starch is used to make cellophane [[noodle]]s.
  7. Ivory (4783 bytes)
    1: ...t was used for [[billiards|billiard]] balls, [[piano]] keys, buttons and ornamental items. The word "i...
    5: ...h or tusks of commercial interest which is large enough to be carved or [[scrimshaw]]ed.
    13: ...h an organic matrix of collagenous proteins. The inorganic component of dentine consists of dahllite. ...
    15: ...welry, flatware handles, furniture inlays, and piano keys. Additionally, [[warthog]] tusks, and teeth ...
    19: ...ade is necessary&mdash;both to stimulate their economies and reduce elephant populations which are all...
  8. Culture (23440 bytes)
    1: ...mage:Karen_tribe2063c.jpg|thumb|250px|Villager in Northern Thailand. Picture provided by [http://class...
    6: ...orld. It is also know that the Indian culture is known to be the richest in the world. it contain trad...
    8: ...ss people such as [[punk rock]] or than the indigenous music traditions of aboriginal peoples of [[Aus...
    10: ...s from those who regard themselves as cultured do not usually count as "having a different culture"; b...
    12: ...rays non-[[Western culture|Western]] people as '[[noble savage]]s' living [[authenticity (philosophy)|...
  9. Pan pipes (2209 bytes)
    2: '''Pan pipes''' (also known as the '''panflute''' or the '''syrinx''' or ''...
    4: ...travel twice the length of the pipe, giving out a note nearly an octave lower than that produced by an...
    6: ...d waves within the tubes. Each pipe gives out one note, but by overblowing, that is, increased pressur...
    10: ...at the same time. They are also very popular in [[Peru]]vian traditional groups and other [[Andean music...
  10. Plate tectonics (27764 bytes)
    1: ...s, the outer [[lithosphere]] and the inner [[asthenosphere]].
    3: ...ch]] formation occur along plate boundaries (most notably around the so-called "[[Pacific Ring of Fire...
    5: ...e early 20th century, and [[seafloor spreading]], noticed in the 1960s. The theory itself was develope...
    8: ... asthenosphere. The relative fluidity of the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motio...
    10: ...ench]]es. The majority of the world's active volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, with the Pacific ...
  11. Volcano (27295 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Volcano2.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Volcano Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart...
    2: ...ions exist in '''[[hotspot (geology)|hotspot volcanoes]]'''.
    3: ...g|thumb|right|300px|Smoking Bromo and Semeru volcanoes on [[Java (island)|Java]] in [[Indonesia]].]]
    4: The name "volcano" has its origin from the name of [[Vulcan (god)|V...
    5: ...of volcanoes is called [[vulcanology]] (or ''volcanology'' in some spellings).
  12. South America (5078 bytes)
    5: ...ly on regional preferences. It became attached to North America only recently (geologically speaking) ...
    7: ...[population]], after [[Eurasia]], [[Africa]], and North America.
    9: ...ed by people crossing the [[Bering Land Bridge]], now the [[Bering Strait|Bering]] [[strait]], though ...
    11: From the [[1530s]], the indigenous inhabitants of South America were invaded by [[...
    15: ...riname]], and [[French Guiana]] &ndash; are also known as [[Caribbean South America]].
  13. List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
    11: *[[Benin]] - [[Porto Novo]], [[Cotonou]]
    40: *[[Mauritania]] - [[Nouakchott]]
    80: * [[Cambodia]] (Kampuchea) - [[Phnom Penh]]
    98: * [[Lebanon]] (Lubnan) - [[Beirut]]
    105: * [[North Korea]] - [[Pyongyang]]
  14. List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
    37: <tr><td>[[Beirut]] <td>[[Lebanon]]
    53: <tr><td>[[Buenos Aires]] <td>[[Argentina]]
    65: <tr><td>[[Cotonou]] <td>[[Benin]] (de facto)
    87: <tr><td>[[Hanoi]] <td>[[Vietnam]]
    115: <tr><td>[[Lima]] <td>[[Peru]]
  15. Brazil (12581 bytes)
    1: ...ay]], [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Sur...
    8: ...on|federal]] [[republic]] was established on [[15 November]] [[1889]].
    31: ...egion, Brazil|North]], [[Northeast Region, Brazil|Northeast]], [[Center-West Region, Brazil|Center-Wes...
    41: ... extensive low-lying [[Amazon Rainforest]] in the north, and a more open terrain of hills and (low) mo...
    43: ...andscapes are found as well, in particular in the northeast.
  16. Argentina (30219 bytes)
    9: ...[[Argentine National Anthem|Himno Nacional Argentino]] |
    11: capital = [[Buenos Aires]] |
    13: largest_city = [[Buenos Aires]] |
    44: footnotes = <sup>*</sup> Argentina also claims 1,000,000...
    48: ...] in the north, [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]] in the northeast and [[Chile]] in the west. It's the second...
  17. Bolivia (30115 bytes)
    2: ...d [[Argentina]] on the south, and [[Chile]] and [[Peru]] on the west.<!--
    14: national_anthem = ''[[Bolivianos, el hado propicio]]'' |
    41: currency = [[Boliviano]] |
    49: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> La Paz is the seat of governmen...
    59: ...oxos]] in the eastern lowlands and the [[Mollos]] north of present-day [[La Paz]] also developed advan...
  18. Peru (12264 bytes)
    2: ...ru is rich in cultural anthropology, and is well-known as the ''cradle of the [[Inca empire]]''.
    4: |+<big><big>'''Peru</big></big>
    9: ...px | [[Image:PeruCoatofArms.PNG|115px|Republic of Peru: Coat of Arms]]
    11: ...gn=center width=130px | <small>([[Coat of Arms of Peru|National Coat of Arms]])</small>
    14: ...n: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: None''</small>
  19. Mummy (16225 bytes)
    4: The best-known mummies are those that have been [[embalming|em...
    8: ...ral conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
    12: ... the Persians sometimes mummified their kings and nobility in wax, though this practice has never been...
    16: ...f mummification was made so that the bodies would not decompose in the afterlife. The mummified indivi...
    18: ...e religion or gods from that time, and it is not known if it was the intention of the ancient Egyptian...
  20. Inca mythology (10365 bytes)
    3: ...ed on what was recorded by priests, from the [[iconography]] on Incan pottery and architecture, and th...
    8: ... by the sun god [[Inti]]. However, commoners were not allowed to speak the name of Inca Viracocha, whi...
    10: ...he spot where the staff sank into the earth to honor the sun god Inti, their father. During the jour...
    12: In another version of this legend, instead of emerging f...
    14: ...ocha|Inca Viracocha]] of [[Pacari-Tampu]], today known as [[Pacaritambo]], which is 25 km (16 mi) sout...

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