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Chillon

[ shuh-lon, shil-uhn; French shee-yawn ]

noun

  1. an ancient castle in W Switzerland, at the end of Lake Geneva.


Chillon

/ ʃijɔ̃; ʃɪˈlɒn /

noun

  1. a castle in W Switzerland, in Vaud at the E end of Lake Geneva
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The record is sometimes referred to as The Signature and is set by the Lake Geneva Swimming Association, an organisation recognised globally by endurance swimmers to adjudicate the swim from Chateau de Chillon to the Bains des Paquis.

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“If we plant the water, we can harvest the water,” says Lucila Castillo Flores, a communal farmer in the Andes village of Huamantanga above the Chillón River valley in Peru.

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Las tumbas recién descubiertas probablemente formaban parte de un cementerio utilizado durante cientos de años por diferentes grupos que cultivaban a lo largo del río Chillón, dijo Roberto Quispe, arqueólogo de Cálidda.

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The newly uncovered graves were most likely part of a cemetery used for hundreds of years by different groups that farmed along the Chillón River, said Roberto Quispe, an archaeologist with Cálidda.

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As the sun set on Lake Geneva, the boat set off for Chillon Castle, where Pompeo gave a Q&A and participants were treated to a banquet.

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