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Word: karwarasu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...little village, perched on the lip of a river gorge, was a bright little place with a steepled church and red-roofed houses. Because such surrounding peaks as snowcapped Karwarasu act as sounding boards for the hot springs that gurgle intermittently in the neighborhood, the Incas had named the village Sondondo-"the place that beats like a heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earthquake from Above | 2/28/1949 | See Source »

...last week, Sondondo's beat was lost in a steady roar. After days of steady downpour, the river had flooded the gorge. Said Sondondinos, peering up at the lowering sky: "Apu Karwarasu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earthquake from Above | 2/28/1949 | See Source »

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