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Word: latacunga (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...worst earthquake in Ecuador's modern history* last week destroyed the garden city of Ambato (pop. 30,000) and left surrounding towns like Latacunga (pop. 20,000) mostly rubble. Estimates of the uncounted dead in the Andean valley ran into the thousands; in the town of Pelileo only 300 of 3,500 survived...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ECUADOR: Death in the Andes | 8/15/1949 | See Source »

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