Cerro de Pasco, the capital of the Peruvian department of Junin, stands at an elevation of 14,276 feet, 138 miles NE. of Lima. Near it are some of the richest silver-mines on the continent. The climate is cheerless and inclement. Pop. 7000, mostly Indians and half-breeds.
Cerro de Pasco
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 72
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