Word: lancon
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...mention we find of the existence of such a place is in a book written in 1753 by an explorer and traveller in South America, in which we see that in the centre of Peru there was a town of about 500 inhabitants called Ancon. In 1748 the name Lancon was printed on a map of Peru made in France. This was probably a corruption of La Ancon. Ever since this time there have been frequent references to the city in books and on maps. In 1868 the Lima railroad was built through Ancon, and the town at once became...
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