Upper Peru

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Upper Peru

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Calque of Spanish Alto Perú.

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historical A historical region of colonial South America corresponding to present-day Bolivia. It was concentrated in two areas—north-central Mexico around Zacatecas and Guanajuato, and the highlands of Upper Peru (modern Bolivia)—though there were significant secondary areas in Honduras and the Peruvian Andes.

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Español	Alto Perú

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"Upper Peru." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/upper%20peru. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Upper Peru. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/upper%20peru

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"Upper Peru." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/upper%20peru.

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@misc{upper_peru_2026,
  title = {Upper Peru},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upper%20peru},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}