San Luis is a town in central
Peru
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, capital of the province
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald López (6 July 1862 – 9 July 1897) was a Peruvian rubber baron. He was born in San Luis, Ancash.
Rubber baron
Fitzcarrald was the eldest son of an Irish-American sailor who later became a trader and married a Peruv ...
in the region
Ancash
Ancash ( qu, Anqash; es, Áncash ) is a department and region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital i ...
.
References
Populated places in the Ancash Region
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