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Nevado Mismi

...that the most distant source of the Amazon River is the Nevado Mismi (pictured), a volcanic peak in the Peruvian Andes?
...that the Peruvian population has been formed by the combination of different ethnic groups over five centuries?
...that the Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute led to three wars and two peace treaties during the 20th century?
...that nine gold beads found in the Jiskairumoko archaeological site and dated to around 2,000 BC are the earliest known gold artifacts in the Americas?
...that according to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission some 70,000 persons died or disappeared during the internal conflict in Peru?