The old and the new Peru

37 chapters

1. 1INTRODUCTION6m
2. 2CHAPTER I ANCIENT PERU—PRE-INCAIC MONUMENTS32m
3. 3CHAPTER II THE RISE OF THE CUZCO DYNASTY37m
4. 4CHAPTER III THE VAST EMPIRE OF THE INCAS25m
5. 5CHAPTER IV THE SPANISH DISCOVERY AND INVASION UNDER PIZARRO25m
6. 6CHAPTER V THE CONQUEST OF PERU39m
7. 7CHAPTER VI THE REIGN OF THE VICEROYS55m
8. 8CHAPTER VII THE CHURCH IN COLONIAL DAYS30m
9. 9CHAPTER VIII THE OVERTHROW OF SPANISH AUTHORITY54m
10. 10CHAPTER IX PERU UNDER REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT51m
11. 11CHAPTER X THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT JOSÉ PARDO31m
12. 12CHAPTER XI THE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLIC19m
13. 13CHAPTER XII THE CITY OF THE KINGS AND ITS BEAUTIFUL SUBURBS32m
14. 14CHAPTER XIII PERUVIAN HOSPITALITY AND CULTURE25m
15. 15CHAPTER XIV THE NATIONAL LIBRARY—PERUVIAN WRITERS—PAINTING AND ILLUSTRATIVE ART41m
16. 16CHAPTER XV THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA—MODERN SCHOOLS OF PERU32m
17. 17CHAPTER XVI THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES OF PERU14m
18. 18CHAPTER XVII AREQUIPA—THE MISTI—HARVARD OBSERVATORY23m
19. 19CHAPTER XVIII A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY35m
20. 20CHAPTER XIX THE WEALTH OF THE GUANO ISLANDS10m
21. 21CHAPTER XX CALLAO, THE CHIEF SEAPORT OF PERU—STEAMSHIP LINES19m
22. 22CHAPTER XXI AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION ON THE COAST19m
23. 23CHAPTER XXII TRUJILLO AND THE CHICAMA VALLEY29m
24. 24CHAPTER XXIII THE COTTON FIELDS OF PIURA19m
25. 25CHAPTER XXIV VINEYARDS AND ORCHARDS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST REGION13m
26. 26CHAPTER XXV TACNA AND ARICA11m
27. 27CHAPTER XXVI MINES OF THE SIERRA AND OTHER REGIONS31m
28. 28CHAPTER XXVII THE OROYA RAILWAY, THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD17m
29. 29CHAPTER XXVIII A TRIP OVER THE SOUTHERN ROUTE—NEW RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC ROADS22m
30. 30CHAPTER XXIX PASTURE LANDS OF THE PLATEAU—THE ALPACA AND THE VICUÑA OF PUNO13m
31. 31CHAPTER XXX CUZCO, THE ANCIENT INCA CAPITAL18m
32. 32CHAPTER XXXI THE MONTAÑA AND ITS PRODUCTS—THE RUBBER LANDS OF LORETO20m
33. 33CHAPTER XXXII IQUITOS, THE CHIEF PERUVIAN PORT OF THE AMAZON11m
34. 34CHAPTER XXXIII NAVIGATION AND EXPLORATION ON THE AMAZON WATERWAYS14m
35. 35CHAPTER XXXIV FOREIGN INTERESTS IN PERU—IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION14m
36. 36CHAPTER XXXV FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROGRESS—MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES33m
37. 37CHAPTER XXXVI THE PASSING OF THE OLD PERU—ITS LEGACY TO POSTERITY—THE DESTINY OF THE NEW PERU13m

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