High in the Andes Mountains, the fate of an entire continent was decided. The Battle of Ayacucho ended Spanish colonial rule in South America and secured independence for Peru, Bolivia, and beyond.

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Hunter-gatherers in southernmost South America integrated horses with Spanish pedigrees into their societies around 400 years ago, long before Europeans occupied that region, a new study suggests.

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