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Townsville hosted the popular Japanese national rugby union team. Tony Ireland Stadium, in the suburb of Thuringowa, has an international standard cricket and AFL stadium. Townsville was a host city for the preliminary rounds of the men's (Pool B) and women's (pool A) Basketball competition for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. [113] [114]
Position Photo City Region Population 2017 1: Lima: Lima: 9,562,280 2: Arequipa: Arequipa: 1,008,290 3: Trujillo: La Libertad: 919,899 4: Chiclayo: Lambayeque: 552,508
Assange was born Julian Paul Hawkins on 3 July 1971 in Townsville, Queensland, [6] [28] to Christine Ann Hawkins, ... [97] and the "Petrogate" oil scandal in Peru. ...
Mercedes Aráoz, Vice President of Peru, 2016–2020; Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, prime minister and President, 2016–18; Martín Vizcarra, governor, vice president and President of Peru, 2018–2020; Bruno Pacheco, former secretary of the President; José Manuel Valdés
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville , together with the surrounding rural areas. To the south are the communities of Alligator Creek , Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma .
Peru has won multiple gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Pan American Games. The Peru women's national volleyball team was one of the dominant teams in the 1980s and 90s and won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, losing to the Soviet Union 3–2 after having led by a wide margin. Peru has usually been very good at surfing and ...
The etymology of Peru: The word Peru may be derived from Birú, the name of a local ruler who lived near the Bay of San Miguel, Panama, in the early 16th century. [29] When his possessions were visited by Spanish explorers in 1522, they were the southernmost part of the New World yet known to Europeans. [ 30 ]
Claudio Pizarro, former captain of the Peru national football team. Football is the most popular sport in Peru. [30] [31] Football in Peru is governed by the Peruvian Football Federation (PFF), which organizes the men's and women's national teams.