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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 556 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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JUNIN  , an interior

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department of central
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Peru, bounded N. by
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Huanuco, E. by
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Loreto and
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Cuzco, S. by
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Huancavelica, and W. by
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Lima and
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Ancachs . Pop . (1906 estimate), 305,700 . It lies wholly within the Andean
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zone and has an
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area of 23,353 sq. m . It is
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rich in minerals, including
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silver,
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copper,
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mercury,
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bismuth,
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molybdenum,
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lead and
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coal . The Huallaga and
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Man-taro
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rivers have their
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sources in this department, the latter in
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Lake Junin, or Chanchaycocha, 13,230 ft. above
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sea-level . The
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capital of Junin is Cerro de Pasco, and its two
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principal towns are Jauja and Tarma (pop., 1906, about 12,000 and 5000 respectively) .

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