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Mollendo

American  
[maw-yen-daw] / mɔˈyɛn dɔ /

noun

  1. a seaport in S Peru.


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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.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2021

December 16th.—Sailed from Callao for Mollendo, calling at Pisco.

From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas

Mr. Robinson decided to return to their home in San Louis Obispo, California, and about this time I received an offer from the Peruvian government to bring a torpedo boat from Panama to Mollendo.

From Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew by McReynolds, Robert

Then I went back, took it down to Mollendo, got it on board the steamer, and here it is.'

From The Romance of Golden Star ... by Griffith, George Chetwynd

I was familiar with that part of the country, knew I could secure a horse and go to Mollendo or Arequipa.

From Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew by McReynolds, Robert