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Huánuco

American  
[wah-noo-kaw] / ˈwɑ nuˌkɔ /

noun

  1. a city in central Peru.


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But to experience ancient Peru at its wildest, this trek from Chavín, the original centre of Andean civilisation, to one of the great Inca sites at Huánuco Pampa, is hard to beat.

From The Guardian Apr. 14, 2019

He'd once been in charge of the police unit in Trujillo; now he stood accused of using the grisly Huánuco case as a smokescreen.

From Slate Dec. 17, 2009

In a radio interview, the governor of Huánuco called it " una falsedad más grande que el universo entero ."

From Slate Dec. 17, 2009

Police said the gang had been operating out of the highland jungle region of Huánuco, about 160 miles from Lima.

From Slate Dec. 17, 2009

It's hard to know just what did happen at that hut in the Huánuco valley.

From Slate Dec. 17, 2009

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