The old and the new Peru
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- A story of the ancient inheritance and the modern growth and enterprise of a great nation
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1. Front matter2. INTRODUCTION3. CHAPTER I ANCIENT PERU—PRE-INCAIC MONUMENTS4. CHAPTER II THE RISE OF THE CUZCO DYNASTY5. CHAPTER III THE VAST EMPIRE OF THE INCAS6. CHAPTER IV THE SPANISH DISCOVERY AND INVASION UNDER PIZARRO7. CHAPTER V THE CONQUEST OF PERU8. CHAPTER VI THE REIGN OF THE VICEROYS9. CHAPTER VII THE CHURCH IN COLONIAL DAYS10. CHAPTER VIII THE OVERTHROW OF SPANISH AUTHORITY11. CHAPTER IX PERU UNDER REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT12. CHAPTER X THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT JOSÉ PARDO13. CHAPTER XI THE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLIC14. CHAPTER XII THE CITY OF THE KINGS AND ITS BEAUTIFUL SUBURBS15. CHAPTER XIII PERUVIAN HOSPITALITY AND CULTURE16. CHAPTER XIV THE NATIONAL LIBRARY—PERUVIAN WRITERS—PAINTING AND ILLUSTRATIVE ART17. CHAPTER XV THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA—MODERN SCHOOLS OF PERU18. CHAPTER XVI THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES OF PERU19. CHAPTER XVII AREQUIPA—THE MISTI—HARVARD OBSERVATORY20. CHAPTER XVIII A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY21. CHAPTER XIX THE WEALTH OF THE GUANO ISLANDS22. CHAPTER XX CALLAO, THE CHIEF SEAPORT OF PERU—STEAMSHIP LINES23. CHAPTER XXI AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION ON THE COAST24. CHAPTER XXII TRUJILLO AND THE CHICAMA VALLEY25. CHAPTER XXIII THE COTTON FIELDS OF PIURA26. CHAPTER XXIV VINEYARDS AND ORCHARDS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST REGION27. CHAPTER XXV TACNA AND ARICA28. CHAPTER XXVI MINES OF THE SIERRA AND OTHER REGIONS29. CHAPTER XXVII THE OROYA RAILWAY, THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD30. CHAPTER XXVIII A TRIP OVER THE SOUTHERN ROUTE—NEW RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC ROADS31. CHAPTER XXIX PASTURE LANDS OF THE PLATEAU—THE ALPACA AND THE VICUÑA OF PUNO32. CHAPTER XXX CUZCO, THE ANCIENT INCA CAPITAL33. CHAPTER XXXI THE MONTAÑA AND ITS PRODUCTS—THE RUBBER LANDS OF LORETO34. CHAPTER XXXII IQUITOS, THE CHIEF PERUVIAN PORT OF THE AMAZON35. CHAPTER XXXIII NAVIGATION AND EXPLORATION ON THE AMAZON WATERWAYS36. CHAPTER XXXIV FOREIGN INTERESTS IN PERU—IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION37. CHAPTER XXXV FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROGRESS—MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES38. CHAPTER XXXVI THE PASSING OF THE OLD PERU—ITS LEGACY TO POSTERITY—THE DESTINY OF THE NEW PERU