Ayacucho

[ah-yah-koo-chaw]

noun

1. a city in SW Peru: decisive victory of Bolívar over Spanish troops 1824.

Ayacucho

/ ajaˈkutʃo /

noun

1. a city in SE Peru: nearby is the site of the battle (1824) that won independence for Peru. Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Cabello said the Spaniards were detained in Puerto Ayacucho, south of the capital Caracas.

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A representative for the company Molina Union, Angie Cabrera, told local media from a hospital in Ayacucho that at least 24 people had died.

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The two leaders, identified as Carlos Zuniga and "Yohel," were captured Wednesday in the Andean region of Ayacucho, where the Shining Path was founded.

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Amnesty noted that there was one death in Lima, where the largest protests were held and 20% identify as Indigenous; while in Ayacucho, where 82% are Indigenous, 10 people were killed.

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The family said they were fleeing violence and death threats in the Peruvian city of Ayacucho, where security forces recently killed demonstrators.

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