Ayacucho

American

[ah-yah-koo-chaw] / ˌɑ jɑˈku tʃɔ /

noun

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

Ayacucho British

/ ajaˈkutʃo /

noun

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

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At the Battle of Ayacucho in Peru that December, Miller commanded the patriot cavalry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The onshore area is subdivided into development zones such as Boyacá, Junín, Ayacucho, and Carabobo, and holds the bulk of Venezuela’s proved reserves.

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024

Reuters images on Sunday showed relatives and friends, wiping away tears as they carried a white coffin in the streets of Ayacucho.

From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2022

The capital city—called, eponymously, Wari—was in the heights, near the modern city of Ayacucho.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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