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POLS157 - Quiz - Cerro de La Sal
POLS157 - Quiz - Cerro de La Sal
The Cerro de la Sal or Cerro de Sal, (Mountain of Salt) is located in Villa Rica District of
Oxapampa Province in Pasco Department, Peru. The Cerro de la Sal was an important
source of salt for the pre-Columbian indigenous people of the Amazon Basin in Peru.
Because of the seasonal concentration at the mountain by indigenous people (Indians),
especially the Ashá ninka and Yanesha (Amuesha), Spanish missionaries, settlers, and
soldiers were attracted to the Cerro de la Sal as early as 1635. Several attempts by
Franciscan missionaries to establish Roman Catholic missions in the area were thwarted by
uprisings of the indigenous people. In the late 19th century the Peruvian government
established a foothold leading to the settlement of Europeans and Andean peoples in the
area.
Cerro de la Sal is used loosely to refer to the surrounding region and to the chain of
mountains extending eastward from the salt deposits.
== Description ==
Google Earth locates the Cerro de la Sal about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town of
Villa Rica. José Amich, an 18th-century Franciscan missionary, described the Cerro
(mountain or hill) as shaped like a loaf of bread, running for "three leagues," 12.5
kilometres (7.8 mi), to the southwest and many more leagues to the northeast. The vein of
salt was on the surface near the summit of the mountain and was "thirty varas," 23 metres
(75 ft) wide. The salt was mixed with stone and red clay.
Marshall Burke
Reedy Creek is a locality in central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Mitchell
local government area, 99 kilometres (62 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. It is at
358 metres (1175 feet) elevation. It is approximately 15 minutes from Broadford, Vic, 3658.
At the 2016 census, Reedy Creek had a population of 166.The town was established in 1861
for gold mining purposes, with housing, a school, pubs, and other buildings being built. The
school was closed in 1967 and turned into the town hall, the post office was closed in 1965,
and by 1903 only two pubs were open, both of which are now closed.
The town was named for the creek that runs around it and under the bridge at the town's
entrance. The creek is only filled by large rainfalls, and for most of the year it is dry. The
town is also surrounded by bushland, and is in a valley.
Nicholas Charles Palliser Courtney (born 18 July 1967 in Launceston, Tasmania) was an
Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania.
He made his debut against the touring Sri Lankans in the 1987–88 season, and made fairly
regular appearances for the Tigers until the 1994–95 season.
Nicholas Charles Palliser Courtney (born 18 July 1967 in Launceston, Tasmania) was an
Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania.
He made his debut against the touring Sri Lankans in the 1987–88 season, and made fairly
regular appearances for the Tigers until the 1994–95 season.