| A | B |
| shantytowns | makeshift communities on the outskirts of a city |
| Lima | the capital and largest city in Peru |
| María Elena Moyano | a Peruvian woman who worked to improve life in pueblo jovens |
| Kallawaya | healers that use traditional herbs and rituals in their cures |
| Pan-American Highway | a highway that runs from Argentina to Panama |
| Impact | the effect or influence |
| Pueblo Jóven | shantytown with poor housing and little or no infrastructure built outside a large metropolitan area |
| Contemporary | of the present time; modern |
| Population Rim | term used to describe high population density along the coast |
| Buenos Aires | the largest city in the region; capital of Argentina |