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Huancayo

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[wahng-kah-yaw] / wɑŋˈkɑ yɔ /

noun

  1. a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.


Example Sentences

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The bus had set out from Lima and was headed to the city of Huancayo.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

He spent a formative stint in Huancayo, a mining and agricultural hub in the central Peruvian highlands where his family is from — a region that is home to deep traditions in music and dance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2022

Dr. Gonzales, a resident of Oakton, Va., was born in Huancayo, Peru.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2021

He grew up in Huancayo, in the highlands of Peru, one of the birthplaces of pachamanca cooking.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021

In the village of Huancayo, there lived, a few years ago, two brothers, Don Jose and Don Pedro Yriarte, two of the most eminent mineros of Peru.

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina