MARAÑÓN

river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, rising in Lake Lauricaucha in the Cordillera Occidental, W central Peru. It flows generally NW, then E across the Andes to join the Ucayali River in NE Peru where it forms the Amazon River; some consider the Marañón to be the authentic headwater of the Amazon, but an expedition in 2000 determined that the headwaters of the Apurímac River (a tributary of the Ucayali) are the most distant from the Amazon's mouth. The Marañón is navigable to the Pongo de Manseriche, the gorge in NW Peru through which it flows before reaching the Amazon basin. The Huallaga River is its chief tributary. Pedro de Ursúa, the Spanish explorer, descended the Marañón in 1560.

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books on: MaraNOn  - 325 results

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Tiberius: The Resentful Caesar
Book by Gregorio Marañón; Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1956
Subjects: Tiberius--Emperor Of Rome--42 B.C.-37 A.D
...The Resentful Caesar By GREGORIO MARANON With a Foreword by RONALD SYME CAMDEN...and, perhaps, for a doctor. Gregorio Maranon happens to be both, and it is no accident...expect that everybody will follow Dr. MaraNon all the way details or interpretation...
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The Royal Treasuries of the Spanish Empire in America - Vol. 4
Book by Alvaro Jara, John Jay Tepaske; Duke University Press, 1982
Subjects: Finance, Public--South America--History, South America--History--To 1806, South America--History--Wars Of Independence, 1806-1830
...sorts for civil officials ( salarios ), military expenses ( salarios militares, gastos de guerra, expedicion de limites Rio Maranon ), pensions ( montes pios and invalidos ), payments for charitable or educational purposes ( becas colegio de San Luis...
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Don Juan and the Point of Honor: Seduction, Patriarchal Society, and Literary Tradition
Book by James Mandrell; Pennsylvania State University Press, 1992
Subjects: Don Juan (Legendary Character), Honor In Literature, Spanish Literature--History And Criticism
...instances are the following: Gregorio Maranon, "Notas"; Francisco Agustin; Ramiro...in the choice of terminology. Gregorio Maranon, for instance, in "Notas para la biologia...Obras completas 4:75-93 . 5 Since Maranon never explains his choice of terms, there...
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Tamed Frontiers: Economy, Society, and Civil Rights in Upper Amazonia
Book by Fernando Santos-Granero, Frederica Barclay; Westview Press, 2000
Subjects: Civil Rights--Peru--Loreto (Dept.), Civil Society--Peru--Loreto (Dept.), Loreto (Peru : Dept.)--Economic Conditions, Loreto (Peru : Dept.)--Social Conditions
...port of Nauta, at the confluence of the Maranon and Ucayali Rivers. Both states agreed...territory traversed by the Amazon and Maranon Rivers and their northern and southern...the Huallaga, four along the Amazon-Maranon axis, and two along the Ucayali. The...
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Historical and Ethnographical Material on the Jivaro Indians
Book by M. W. Stirling; Govt. Print. Off., 1938
Subjects: Shuar Indians
...Jivaro family on the banks of the Alto Maranon, showing type of tempo rary house and...19. Jivaros on the Alto Maranon. a, b, d, Wearing clothing made of bark...spearing fish from stern of canoe, Alto Maranon. 22. a...
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The Experience of Time in Mario Vargas Llosa's La Casa Verde
Journal article by Nancy Gray Diaz; Symposium, Vol. 44, 1990
Subjects: Vargas Llosa, Mario--1936---Casa Verde
...island, (5) Santa Maria de Nieva, (6) the Maranon River, on which Aquilino and Fushia are...Aquilino, his partner, rows him down the Maranon River. Even so, although the descriptions...Fushia and Aquilino as they row down the Maranon River; and an impersonal narrative style...
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Home Gardens in Amazonian Peru: Diversity and Exchange of Planting Material*
Journal article by Natalie Ban, Oliver T. Coomes; The Geographical Review, Vol. 94, 2004
Subjects: Backyard gardens--Research, Biodiversity--Research, Biological diversity--Research, Home gardening--Research, Planting (Plant culture)--Research
...communities of San Regis and Sucre along the Maranon River, west of and across the river from...seasonal flooding and overlooking the Maranon River. Households practice mostly swidden...households situated along the right bank of the Maranon River in the seasonally flooded lowland...
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Catorce Cartas De Pereda a Enrique Menéndez Pelayo (1895-1905)
Journal article by Salvador García Castañeda; Romance Quarterly, Vol. 44, 1997
Subjects: Romance Philology
...Pedro Sanchez" resene un libro suyo, que Maranon entregue o le mande unos libros. En cambio...estuve en el Escorial para acompanar, con Maranon, a Felipe Bustamante que aun no habia...di el recado de Velasco. Pepe Ortiz y Maranon 2 nos acompanan como s(iem)pre, a diario...
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Analisis Comparativo De "La Cancion del Mariquita" Y Los Poemas De Camborio De Garcia Lorca
Journal article by Carlos Jerez-Farran; The Romanic Review, Vol. 98, 2007
Subjects: Garcia Lorca, Federico--Works, Spanish poetry--Criticism and interpretation
...protagonizo el conocido endocrinologo Gregorio Maranon, quien afirmaba en La evolucion de la...Lorca, el cientifico y escritor Gregorio Maranon, quien lanzo un llamamiento a la secesion...Oreste Macri. Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1989. Maranon, Gregorio. Obras Completas. Madrid: Espasa...
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Vardenafil Compared with Tadalafil When Sexual Intercourse Is Attempted Up to 45 Minutes after Dosing
Journal article; The Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 43, 2006
Subjects: Anti-impotence agents--Comparative analysis, Impotence--Care and treatment, Men--Analysis, Men--Sexual behavior, Sexual intercourse--Management, Sexual intercourse--Research, Tadalafil (Medication)--Comparative analysis, Vardenafil (Medication)--Comparative analysis
...Foch, France; Chris McMahon, Australian Center for Sexual Health; Ignacio Moncada, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Spain; Nam-Cheol Park, Pusan National University, Korea; Ken Purvis, Andrology Center, Norway; Jeremy Roberts, GlaxoSmithKline...
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Traveling through Peru's Heritage
Magazine article by Ilse Garrido; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 56, July 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Maranon: Patrimonio Historico (Book)--Book reviews
...Heritage. by Ilse Garrido Maranon: Patrimonio Historico, by Luis Vega Garrido...Lima. Peru: Editorial San Marcos 2002. Maranon: Patrimonio Historico, by Peruvian journalist...grandeur of the towns along the torrential Maranon River. This bilingual tour guide reveals...
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The Death of Don Juan; Murder, Myth and Mayhem in Madrid
Magazine article by Robert Stradling; History Today, Vol. 43, May 1993
Subjects: Don Juan (Fictitious character)--Biography, Machismo--History, Spain--History
...definitive identification made by Gregorio Maranon in his classic study of the Don Juan legend...Though most subsequent writers (including Maranon) accepted these revelations, a certain...very difficult to find. in contrast, G Maranons Don Juan: Ensayos sobre el origen de su...
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Essay/Border Wars Perils of Nationalism: the Peru-Ecuador Conflict
Magazine article by Nelson Manrique; NACLA Report on the Americas, Vol. 32, 1999
Subjects: Latin America, Latin America--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--Latin America
...Ecuador and Peru. The lower border, running along the Amazon and Maranon Rivers, was recognized by Ecuador until last years agreement...Ecuadorian schools, the border with Peru was located south of the Maranon and Amazon Rivers, and the 80,000 square miles to the north...
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Urban Healing: A Maternity and Children's Hospital Has an Impassive Urban Presence Concealing a Rich Interior Life
Magazine article by Carla Bertolucci; The Architectural Review, Vol. 217, May 2005
Subjects: Architectural firms--Contracts, Architectural practice--Contracts, Architectural services--Contracts, Hospitals, Teaching--Design and construction, Moneo, Rafael--Works, Teaching hospitals--Design and construction
...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED ILLUSTRATION OMITTED ILLUSTRATION OMITTED The new building forms part of the campus of Gregorio Maranon, a major teaching hospital in the heart of the city. Like many older healthcare institutions, the hospital had evolved in a...
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A Living Treasure in Ancient Bodies
Magazine article by Richard Robinson; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 50, August 1998
Subjects: Archaeological museums and collections--Peru, Mummies--Analysis
...fiercely independent Chachapoya made their home in the dry tropical forest and high grasslands of the mountains east of the Maranon River, in rugged country descending toward the Amazon basin. They developed from about 900 A.D., constructing dense settlements...
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Negrenses Mourn Demise of Gov. Maranon
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2008
Negrenses Mourn Demise of Gov. Maranon. Byline: EDITH B. COLMO BACOLOD CITY -- Negrenses mourn the death of their governor, Joseph Galicia Maranon. He was 74. Maranon was a three-term councilor and mayor in Sagay City and...
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Negrenses Mourn Demise of Gov. Maranon
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2008
Negrenses Mourn Demise of Gov. Maranon. Byline: Edith B. Colmo BACOLOD CITY -- Negrenses mourn the death of their governor, Joseph Galicia Maranon. He was 74. Maranon was a three-term councilor and mayor in Sagay City and...
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Governors Urged to Adopt United Stand on Oil Spill
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 30, 2006
Subjects: Governors, Oil spills
...CITY -- Negros Occidental Governor Joseph Maranon urged his fellow governors in the Visayas...have been affected by the oil spill," Maranon said. "And we can only have that early...on what to do with the sunken tanker." Maranon said he would discuss with his fellow...
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Sea Resources Protection Sought; We Can't Afford Another Solar 1 Disaster -- Solon
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 25, 2006
...could have been avoided, said Rep. Alfredo D. Maranon, III (2nd District, Negros Occidental). Maranon, a marine biologist, sought for a coordinated...is a "rosary of islands" - an archipelago, Maranon said "we depend largely on both the international...
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Governor Pledges to Launch Protest vs Oil Exploration in Tanon Strait If
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 10, 2007
...BACOLOD CITY - Negros Occidental Gov. Joseph Maranon has vowed to launch a protest against...personnel of Japan Petroleum Exploration Ltd. Maranon said that the oil exploration has a permit...will protest their presence in the area," Maranon said. The Philippine government, through...
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encyclopedia articles on: MaraNOn  - 10 results

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MaraÑÓn
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MARANON river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, rising in Lake Lauricaucha...Peru where it forms the Amazon River; some consider the Maranon to be the authentic headwater of the Amazon, but an expedition...Ucayali) are the most distant from the Amazons mouth. The Maranon is navigable to the Pongo de Manseriche, the gorge in NW...
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MaraÑÓn, Gregorio
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MARANON, GREGORIO grago reo maranyon , 1887 1960, Spanish essayist, b. Madrid. A physician and professor of endocrinology, he used his...
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JÍvaro
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JIVARO he varo, linguistic stock of Native South Americans in Ecuador. The peoples, N of the Maranon River and E of the Andes, engage in farming, hunting, fishing, and weaving. They have a patrilineal society, with some 15 to 20...
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Amazon , River, Peru and Brazil
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of two major headstreams, the Ucayali and the shorter Maranon . It flows across N Brazil before entering the Atlantic Ocean...conquistador Pedro de Ursua led an expedition down from the Maranon River. In 1637 38 the Portuguese explorer Pedro Teixeira led...
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ChavÍn De HuÁntar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...CHAVIN DE HUANTAR chaven da wan tar, archaeological site in the northeastern highlands of Peru, near the headwaters of the Maranon River. It flourished between c.900 b.c. and 200 b.c. The site features two monumental temples and intricate stone carvings...
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