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Mollendo
[ maw-yen-daw ]
noun
- a seaport in S Peru.
Example Sentences
Abimael Guzmán was born on Peru's southern coast near the town of Mollendo in December 1934 to a wealthy merchant who raised him after Guzmán's mother died.
Returning from the transit of Venus in 1882, Copeland of Edinburgh visited several sites in the Andes of Peru, ascending on the railway from Mollendo.
Appropriate steps were: to order out the air force; send the Peruvian cruiser Coroncl Bolognesi with 400 troops, the depot ship Lima to bottle up rebels in Mollendo; demand pledges of loyalty from the remaining military commanders.
A considerable trade is carried on through Mollendo, there being a large transit trade with the interior, and the town carries on various industries, manufacturing cotton and woollen goods, &c.
This line gives La Paz access to the Peruvian port of Mollendo, 496 m. distant, and promises in time to give it railway communication with Cuzco.
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