Word: portovelo
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...That the Peruvians "headed for Portovelo where the Ecuadorian Government runs a gold mine" is simply a fantastic tale. Peru has done nothing except repel an aggression and take possession of the places where it started...
...According to this same eyewitness account, Peruvian troops occupied the towns of Pasaje, El Guabo and Piedras after the armistice began at 6 p.m. on July 31, and the Peruvians did head for Portovelo...
...Peruvians headed for Portovelo, where the Ecuadorian Government runs a gold mine without which it would probably collapse. Last week it seemed unlikely that Ecuador could stop the advance. Unless theoretical Good Neighbors of both did something about it fast, the bigger of these Bad Neighbors might solve the boundary dispute by swallowing the smaller fellow next door. And that might start grabbing all over South America, to the detriment of hemisphere solidarity...
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