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Antsiranana

(Encyclopedia) Antsiranana Antsiranana äntˌsēräˈnānä [key], formerly Diégo-Suarez Diégo-Suarez dē-āˈgō-swärˈĕs [key], town, N Madagascar, on Antsiranana Bay…

Iquitos

(Encyclopedia) Iquitos Iquitos ēkēˈtōs [key], city, capital of Loreto dept., NE Peru, on the Amazon River…

leaching

(Encyclopedia) leaching, method of extraction in which a solvent is passed through a mixture to remove some desired substance from it. A simple example is the passage of boiling water through ground…

Lleras Restrepo, Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Lleras Restrepo, CarlosLleras Restrepo, Carloskärˈlōs lyāˈräs rāstrāˈpō [key], 1908–94, president of Colombia (1966–70). The son of a well-known bacteriologist, he was a lawyer and…

Santiago de los Caballeros

(Encyclopedia) Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago de los Caballerossäntyäˈgō [key]Santiago de los Caballerosdā lōs käbäyāˈrōs [key], city (1993 pop. 364,859), N Dominican Republic, on the Yaque del…

Plaza Lasso, Galo

(Encyclopedia) Plaza Lasso, GaloPlaza Lasso, Galogäˈlō pläˈ sä läˈsō [key], 1906–87, president of Ecuador (1948–52) and secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS; 1968–75), b. New…

Puerto Barrios

(Encyclopedia) Puerto BarriosPuerto Barriospwārˈtō bärˈyōs [key], city (1994 est. pop. 29,095) and port, E Guatemala, capital of Izabal dept., on the Bay of Amatique, an arm of the Caribbean Sea. It…

Puerto Cabello

(Encyclopedia) Puerto CabelloPuerto Cabellopwārˈtō [key]Puerto Cabellokäbāˈyō [key], city (1990 pop. 128,825), N Venezuela, a port on the Caribbean Sea. An important Venezuelan port, it ships meat,…

Espíritu Santo

(Encyclopedia) Espíritu SantoEspíritu Santoĕspēˈrēt&oomacr; sänˈtō [key] or Santo, volcanic island, 1,485 sq mi (3,846 sq km), South Pacific, largest and westernmost island of Vanuatu (formerly…

Fortaleza

(Encyclopedia) Fortaleza Fortaleza f&oobreve;rtəlĕˈzə [key], city, capital of Ceará state, NE Brazil, a port on…