Peruvian

British

/ pəˈruːvɪən /

adjective

of or relating to Peru or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Peru

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The error traces back to 1999, when a researcher encountered a published photograph of a brightly colored frog from the Peruvian rainforest near the Ecuadorian border.

From Science Daily

Peruvian novelist with more than 50 titles to his name, Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010.

From BBC

Built in the Peruvian Andes in the 15th Century, the Incan city of Machu Picchu is one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World.

From BBC

Peruvian shamans predict global conflict, a White House shakeup in 2026.

From MarketWatch

The injured have been taken to hospital while national police and the Peruvian Navy look for more survivors.

From BBC

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