Chincha (
Quechua ''chincha, chinchay'' north, northern,
ocelot
The ocelot (''Leopardus pardalis'') is a medium-sized spotted Felidae, wild cat that reaches at the shoulders and weighs between on average. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, Central and South America, ...
) may refer to:
Locations
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Chincha Alta, a city in Peru
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Chincha Islands, a group of islands off the coast of Peru
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Chincha Province, one of five provinces of the Ica Region of Peru
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Chincha Alta District
Chincha Alta District is one of eleven districts of the province Chincha in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
One of its iconic sites is the Manor House known as ...
, one of eleven districts of Chincha province
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Chincha Baja District, one of eleven districts of Chincha province
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Chinchay Suyu, a region of the Inca Empire
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Chinchayqucha, a lake in central Peru
Other
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Chincha culture, a pre-Columbian ethnic group in Peru
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Chincha Islands War
The Chincha Islands War, also known as Spanish–South American War (), was a series of coastal and naval battles between Spain and its former colonies of Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia from 1865 to 1879. The conflict began with Spain's seiz ...
, fought between Spain and Peru in 1864-1866
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Chinchilla
Chinchilla refers to either of two species ('' Chinchilla chinchilla'' and '' Chinchilla lanigera'') of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies called "her ...
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