(Encyclopedia) Humala Tasso, Ollanta Moisés, 1962–, Peruvian army officer and political leader, b. Lima. The son of a labor lawyer, Humala joined the Peruvian army in 1982, became an officer, and…
(Encyclopedia) Ayacucho Ayacucho äyäk&oomacr;ˈchō [key], city, capital of Ayacucho dept., S central Peru. It is a commercial center in a rich mining region that…
(Encyclopedia) Palma, RicardoPalma, Ricardorēkärˈᵺō [key]Palma, Ricardo pälˈmä [key], 1833–1919, Peruvian scholar and author. Palma abandoned an active early career as a naval officer, journalist,…
(Encyclopedia) sun worship. Deification and adoration of the sun occurred primarily in agrarian societies. When man became a farmer, and thus dependent upon daily and seasonal changes of weather, he…
(Encyclopedia) balsambalsambôlˈsəm [key], fragrant resin obtained from various trees. The true balsams are semisolid and insoluble in water, but they are soluble in alcohol and partly so in…
Mountains Geography Quiz Country Capitals Continents Mountains Rivers and Lakes Flags In which country is Mount Fuji located? Japan Peru North Korea In which country is Mont Blanc…
(Encyclopedia) mummy, dead human or animal body preserved by embalming or by unusual natural conditions. As a rule mummies are from ancient times. The word is of Arabic derivation and refers…
(Encyclopedia) Heyerdahl, ThorHeyerdahl, Thorhāˈərdälˌ, hīˈ– [key], 1914–2002, Norwegian explorer and anthropologist, b. Larvik. He carried out research in the Marquesas Islands in 1937–38 and…
