Callao
Americannoun
noun
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Nicknamed "the mole," Faramaya says he got good at digging during a six-year stint in the mines of El Callao in the mineral-rich state of Bolivar.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“This place needs to be cleaned up,” said Omar John, a town councilman in El Callao, a gold-trading and processing hub in southeastern Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The Talavera mine, located in El Callao, in Venezuela's Bolivar state, flooded on Wednesday due to heavy rains but rescue workers could not finish recovery efforts before Saturday.
From Reuters ● Jun. 4, 2023
On Tuesday, President Boluarte extended a state of emergency in the capital, the province of Callao, and the country's major highways by another 30 days.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2023
The appearance of Drake on the Peruvian coast led to an expedition being fitted out at Callao, to go in chase of him, under the command of Pedro Sarmiento.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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