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PACHAMAC

Volume 13 · 52 words · 1797 Edition

a valley of Peru, in South Ame- rica, ten miles south of Lima; celebrated for its plea- santness and fertility, but more on account of a mag- nificent temple built by the Incas of Peru, to the ho- nour of their god. When the Spaniards conquered Peru, they found immense riches therein.