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CAJATAMBO, or CAXATAMBO

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 961 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CAJATAMBO, or CAXATAMBO  , a
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town and
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province of the
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department of
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Ancachs,
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Peru, on the western slope of the
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Andes . Since 1896 the
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population of the town has been estimated at 6000, but probably it does not exceed 4500 . The town is
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Ito m . N. by E. of
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Lima, in
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lat . 9° 53' S.,
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long . 76° 57' W . The
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principal
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industries of the province are the raising of
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cattle and
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sheep, and the cultivation of cereals .
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Cochineal is a product of this region . Near the town there are
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silver mines, in which a
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part of its 'population is employed . IV .

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