Cerro de Pasco

[ ser-raw the pahs-kaw ]

noun

1. a town in central Peru: silver-mining district. 14,280 feet (4,353 meters) above sea level.

Cerro de Pasco

/ ˈθɛrrɔ ðe ˈpasko /

noun

1. a town in central Peru, in the Andes: one of the highest towns in the world, 4400 m (14 436 ft) above sea level; mining centre. Pop: 70 000 (latest est)

Example Sentences

This last place is on the way to Cerro de Pasco, whither transports of money are frequently sent.

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This is the celebrated Cerro de Pasco, famed throughout the world for its rich silver mines.

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In Cerro de Pasco there are two very remarkable veins of silver.

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The value of silver in Cerro de Pasco varies from seven to eight dollars per mark.

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A watchmaker in Cerro de Pasco informed me that one day an Indian came to his shop to purchase a gold watch.

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