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  2. Rímac River - Wikipedia

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    The Rímac River is located in western Peru and is the most important source of potable water for the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area.It belongs to the Pacific Slope, into which it flows after bathing the cities of Lima and Callao, together with the Chillón River, to the north, and the Lurín River, to the south.

  3. Nutrient management - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen fertilizer being applied to growing corn in a contoured, no-tilled field in Iowa.. Nutrient management is the science and practice directed to link soil, crop, weather, and hydrologic factors with cultural, irrigation, and soil and water conservation practices to achieve optimal nutrient use efficiency, crop yields, crop quality, and economic returns, while reducing off-site transport ...

  4. Mineral (nutrient) - Wikipedia

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    Carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme that requires zinc (gray sphere near the center of this image), is essential for exhalation of carbon dioxide.. In the context of nutrition, a mineral is a chemical element.

  5. Horchata - Wikipedia

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    Drinks called agua de horchata or simply horchata came to be made with white rice and cinnamon instead of tiger nuts. [1] Sometimes these drinks had vanilla added, [9] or were served adorned with fruit. [1] Similarly flavored plant based beverages are sold in various parts of the world as varieties of horchata or kunnu.

  6. Agua fresca - Wikipedia

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    On the left is a jar of agua de flor de Jamaica, and on the right is horchata. The drinks are ladled from the jars into glasses. Chia seed agua fresca Guava agua fresca. Aguas frescas [1] [2] (English: cool waters, lit.

  7. Plant nutrients in soil - Wikipedia

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    Nutrients in the soil are taken up by the plant through its roots, and in particular its root hairs.To be taken up by a plant, a nutrient element must be located near the root surface; however, the supply of nutrients in contact with the root is rapidly depleted within a distance of ca. 2 mm. [14] There are three basic mechanisms whereby nutrient ions dissolved in the soil solution are brought ...

  8. Jíbaro (Puerto Rico) - Wikipedia

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    As early as 1820, Miguel Cabrera identified many of the jíbaros' ideas and characteristics in his set of poems known as The Jibaro's Verses.Then, some 80 years later, in his 1898 book Cuba and Porto Rico, Robert Thomas Hill listed jíbaros as one of four socio-economic classes he perceived existed in Puerto Rico at the time: "The native people, as a whole, may be divided into four classes ...

  9. Birria - Wikipedia

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    Birria (Spanish: ⓘ) is a meat stew or soup, originally made with goat, but now commonly made with beef.The meat is marinated in an adobo made of vinegar, dried chiles, garlic, and herbs and spices (including cumin, bay leaves, and thyme) before being cooked in a broth (Spanish: consomé).