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  • Thumbnail for Empire of Brazil
    The Empire of Brazil was a 19th-century state that broadly comprised the territories which form modern Brazil and Uruguay until the latter achieved independence...
    134 KB (15,740 words) - 17:22, 11 May 2024
  • The Mapuche conflict (Spanish: conflicto mapuche) involves indigenous Mapuche communities, also known as the Araucanians, located in Araucanía (Spanish...
    67 KB (6,906 words) - 19:28, 13 March 2024
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    Colonia Dignidad ("Dignity Colony") was an isolated colony established in post-World War II Chile by emigrant Germans which became notorious for the internment...
    48 KB (5,542 words) - 03:31, 16 March 2024
  • The Petroglyphs of Pusharo constitute a unique and extensive ancient rock art archaeological site in southeastern Peru's Manú National Park, an expanse...
    4 KB (546 words) - 15:47, 8 September 2022
  • Thumbnail for Attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade
    On May 13, 1958, US Vice President Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela, during Nixon's goodwill tour of South America...
    36 KB (3,956 words) - 18:33, 13 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro
    Jardim Botânico (English: Botanical Garden) is a wealthy residential neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located north of Ipanema and Leblon, just...
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  • Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela (in Latin: Exarchatus Apostolicus Caracensis Graecorum Melkitarum, meaning - of Caracas) is a Melkite...
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  • The Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán, shortened to the Diocese of San Vicente (Latin: Diocesis Sancti Vincentii a Caguan), is a Latin Church ecclesiastical...
    5 KB (258 words) - 03:54, 26 October 2022
  • Thumbnail for Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Carreño
    The Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Carreño (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Carreniensis) in the Catholic Church is located in the city of Puerto Carreño...
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    The Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Gaitani) in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Puerto Gaitán...
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  • Thumbnail for Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano
    The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Leguizamensis-Solanensis) is a Latin missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction...
    4 KB (170 words) - 03:54, 26 October 2022
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    The 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil cost US$11.6 billion, and was the most expensive World Cup at the time. It was surpassed by the 2018 FIFA...
    32 KB (2,614 words) - 21:19, 30 June 2023
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    Jorge Valente Gurgel (/ˈɡɜːrɡəl/;[dubious – discuss] Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔʁʒi ɡuʁˈʒew]; born January 25, 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial...
    15 KB (752 words) - 06:40, 28 June 2023
  • Thumbnail for Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho
    The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Puerto Ayacucho (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Portus Ayacuquensis) is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical...
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    Bahia Wulaia is a bay on the western shore of Isla Navarino along the Murray Channel in extreme southern Chile. The island and adjacent strait are part...
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  • Thumbnail for Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta
    Juan de Torrezar Díaz Pimienta (sometimes Juan de Torrezal Díaz Pimienta) (died 11 June 1782 in Bogotá) was a Spanish military officer and colonial official...
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  • Thumbnail for Juan Sinforiano Bogarín
    Juan Sinforiano Bogarín (August 21, 1863 - February 25, 1949) was an eminent Paraguayan clergyman, the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Paraguay. Bogarín...
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  • Thumbnail for Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (Argentina)
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel is a suffragan diocese of the Buenos Aires. It was established by Pope Paul VI on 11 July 1978. Horacio Alberto...
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  • Thumbnail for Héctor Rueda Hernández
    Héctor Rueda Hernández (November 9, 1920 – November 1, 2011) was a Colombian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Rueda Hernández was born in Colombia...
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  • Guaviare is a town and municipality located in the Guainía Department, Republic of Colombia.[dubious – discuss] 3°55′19″N 67°51′36″W / 3.922°N 67.860°W...
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