Exploration & Journeys
The old and the new Peru
Marie Robinson Wright · narrated by Moss
2026
15h 35m
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Marie Robinson Wright portrays Peru old and new, from the splendor of the Incas and Spanish conquest to the republic of her own day. Rich in description of Lima, the Andes, and ancient ruins, it surveys a land of layered history. An engaging read for anyone drawn to Peru and South America.
Inside this audiobook
37 chapters
- 1INTRODUCTION6m
- 2CHAPTER I ANCIENT PERU—PRE-INCAIC MONUMENTS32m
- 3CHAPTER II THE RISE OF THE CUZCO DYNASTY37m
- 4CHAPTER III THE VAST EMPIRE OF THE INCAS25m
- 5CHAPTER IV THE SPANISH DISCOVERY AND INVASION UNDER PIZARRO25m
- 6CHAPTER V THE CONQUEST OF PERU39m
- 7CHAPTER VI THE REIGN OF THE VICEROYS55m
- 8CHAPTER VII THE CHURCH IN COLONIAL DAYS30m
- 9CHAPTER VIII THE OVERTHROW OF SPANISH AUTHORITY54m
- 10CHAPTER IX PERU UNDER REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT51m
- 11CHAPTER X THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT JOSÉ PARDO31m
- 12CHAPTER XI THE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLIC19m
- 13CHAPTER XII THE CITY OF THE KINGS AND ITS BEAUTIFUL SUBURBS32m
- 14CHAPTER XIII PERUVIAN HOSPITALITY AND CULTURE25m
- 15CHAPTER XIV THE NATIONAL LIBRARY—PERUVIAN WRITERS—PAINTING AND ILLUSTRATIVE ART41m
- 16CHAPTER XV THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA—MODERN SCHOOLS OF PERU32m
- 17CHAPTER XVI THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES OF PERU14m
- 18CHAPTER XVII AREQUIPA—THE MISTI—HARVARD OBSERVATORY23m
- 19CHAPTER XVIII A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY35m
- 20CHAPTER XIX THE WEALTH OF THE GUANO ISLANDS10m
- 21CHAPTER XX CALLAO, THE CHIEF SEAPORT OF PERU—STEAMSHIP LINES19m
- 22CHAPTER XXI AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION ON THE COAST19m
- 23CHAPTER XXII TRUJILLO AND THE CHICAMA VALLEY29m
- 24CHAPTER XXIII THE COTTON FIELDS OF PIURA19m
- 25CHAPTER XXIV VINEYARDS AND ORCHARDS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST REGION13m
- 26CHAPTER XXV TACNA AND ARICA11m
- 27CHAPTER XXVI MINES OF THE SIERRA AND OTHER REGIONS31m
- 28CHAPTER XXVII THE OROYA RAILWAY, THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD17m
- 29CHAPTER XXVIII A TRIP OVER THE SOUTHERN ROUTE—NEW RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC ROADS22m
- 30CHAPTER XXIX PASTURE LANDS OF THE PLATEAU—THE ALPACA AND THE VICUÑA OF PUNO13m
- 31CHAPTER XXX CUZCO, THE ANCIENT INCA CAPITAL18m
- 32CHAPTER XXXI THE MONTAÑA AND ITS PRODUCTS—THE RUBBER LANDS OF LORETO20m
- 33CHAPTER XXXII IQUITOS, THE CHIEF PERUVIAN PORT OF THE AMAZON11m
- 34CHAPTER XXXIII NAVIGATION AND EXPLORATION ON THE AMAZON WATERWAYS14m
- 35CHAPTER XXXIV FOREIGN INTERESTS IN PERU—IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION14m
- 36CHAPTER XXXV FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROGRESS—MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES33m
- 37CHAPTER XXXVI THE PASSING OF THE OLD PERU—ITS LEGACY TO POSTERITY—THE DESTINY OF THE NEW PERU13m
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