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Madre de Dios |
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Madre de Dios (mäd`rā thā dyōs), river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising in the Andes of SE Peru and flowing NE through NW Bolivia to the Beni River. It is a major artery of NW Bolivia, but frequent rapids make its lower course only partly navigable. It drains a rubber-producing region. Madre de Dios a river in NE South America, rising in SE Peru and flowing northeast to the Beni River in N Bolivia. Length: about 965 km (600 miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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THE ANDEAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a multilateral lending institution, approved a US$150 million lending package for Peru to build highways linking the Cuzco, Puno and Madre de Dios provinces. Such epidemics have also been reported in Iquitos and Madre de Dios, Peru; and in Bejuco, Panama (5). [2] The founders of the Dominican convent of Madre de Dios amply endowed the houses with an annual rent of 800 ducados. |
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