- La
Oroya is a city on the
River Mantaro and
capital of the
Yauli Province,
located in the
Department of
Junin in
central Peru. It is
situated on the eastern...
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Oroya is a
genus of
cacti (family Cactaceae),
native to Peru. The
genus is
widespread in the
Peruvian Andes.
Oroya species are solitary, but sometimes...
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Oroya peruviana is a
species of
cacti (family Cactaceae),
originating from Peru.
Oroya peruviana usually grows individually with depressed,
spherical to...
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Oroya borchersii is a
species of
cacti (family Cactaceae),
originating from Peru
Oroya borchersii grows individually or
forms groups with
shoots that reach...
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Oroya aurora is a moth in the
family Dalceridae, and the only
species in the
genus Oroya. Both the
genus and the
species were
first described by Scott...
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affected by
either or both phases. It is also
called the
hematic phase or
Oroya fever. The most
common findings are
fever (usually sustained, but with temperature...
- La
Oroya, Peru
until 2010, that had
similar types of
environmental challenges to
those faced in Herculaneum, but on a
larger scale. The La
Oroya smelter...
- La
Oroya District is one of ten
districts of the
Yauli Province in Peru. It is a
region that is rich in zinc, lead and copper. One of the
highest peaks...
- and
landscape views of the
Matakana area and
Mototapu Islands. He
married Oroya McAuley in 1952 and
lived and
worked at that time in Rotorua.
After a few...
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elevated levels of lead, copper, zinc, and
sulfur dioxide in La
Oroya, Peru. In 2007, La
Oroya was
listed by
Blacksmith Institute as one of the "World's Worst...
