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Chimbote

[chim-boh-tee, cheem-baw-te]

noun

  1. a city in northwestern Peru, on the western coast at the mouth of the Santa River.



Chimbote

/ tʃimˈbote /

noun

  1. a port in N central Peru: contains Peru's first steelworks (1958), using hydroelectric power from the Santa River. Pop: 328 000 (2005 est)

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The Chinese government responded by creating in Chimbote, Peru, a Communist Party chapter specifically for fishing-boat workers abroad.

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In August 2019, the vessel entered the Peruvian port of Chimbote to leave a crew member with a kidney infection that required emergency care.

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Outside the election authority on Thursday, Max Aguilar, 63, said he had traveled hours by bus, from the northern city of Chimbote, to defend Mr. Castillo.

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The epicentre of the earthquake was located 35km off the coast of Casma and Chimbote on the Pacific Ocean, where the Nazca Plate meets the South American Plate.

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By the end of October, more than two months and 1,700 miles later, the group made it to Chimbote, Peru.

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