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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...
- 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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either or both phases. The
acute phase is also
called the
hematic phase or
Oroya fever. The most
common findings are
fever (usually sustained, but with temperature...
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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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Oroya Day MBE (née McAuley, 14
March 1931 – 26
August 2014) was a New
Zealand art
historian and academic, and was a
lecturer at the
Victoria University...
- ****ociation for
Environmental Defense (AIDA) to
support the
people who live in La
Oroya, "one of the most
polluted places on Earth". In 2024 she
became the United...
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human health and the environment. AIDA's most
notable work has been in La
Oroya, Peru,
where they have
fought the
poisoning of
local people by
heavy metals...
- 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...
- 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...
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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...
