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| DEDICATION | [5] |
| LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | [9] |
| INTRODUCTION | [13] |
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| CHAPTER I |
| ANCIENT PERU—PRE-INCAIC MONUMENTS | [17] |
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| CHAPTER II |
| THE RISE OF THE CUZCO DYNASTY | [35] |
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| CHAPTER III |
| THE VAST EMPIRE OF THE INCAS | [53] |
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| CHAPTER IV |
| THE SPANISH DISCOVERY AND INVASION UNDER PIZARRO | [65] |
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| CHAPTER V |
| THE CONQUEST OF PERU | [77] |
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| CHAPTER VI |
| THE REIGN OF THE VICEROYS | [93] |
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| CHAPTER VII |
| THE CHURCH IN COLONIAL DAYS | [113] |
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| CHAPTER VIII |
| THE OVERTHROW OF SPANISH AUTHORITY | [127] |
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| CHAPTER IX |
| PERU UNDER REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT | [145] |
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| CHAPTER X |
| THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT JOSÉ PARDO | [163] |
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| CHAPTER XI |
| THE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLIC | [177] |
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| CHAPTER XII |
| THE CITY OF THE KINGS AND ITS BEAUTIFUL SUBURBS | [187] |
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| CHAPTER XIII |
| PERUVIAN HOSPITALITY AND CULTURE | [203] |
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| CHAPTER XIV |
| THE NATIONAL LIBRARY—PERUVIAN WRITERS—PAINTING AND ILLUSTRATIVE ART | [217] |
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| CHAPTER XV |
| THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA—MODERN SCHOOLS OF PERU | [233] |
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| CHAPTER XVI |
| THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES OF PERU | [247] |
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| CHAPTER XVII |
| AREQUIPA—THE MISTI-HARVARD OBSERVATORY | [255] |
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| CHAPTER XVIII |
| A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY | [269] |
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| CHAPTER XIX |
| THE WEALTH OF THE GUANO ISLANDS | [283] |
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| CHAPTER XX |
| CALLAO, THE CHIEF SEAPORT OF PERU—STEAMSHIP LINES | [291] |
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| CHAPTER XXI |
| AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION ON THE COAST | [301] |
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| CHAPTER XXII |
| TRUJILLO AND THE CHICAMA VALLEY | [313] |
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| CHAPTER XXIII |
| THE COTTON FIELDS OF PIURA | [327] |
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| CHAPTER XXIV |
| VINEYARDS AND ORCHARDS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST REGION | [335] |
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| CHAPTER XXV |
| TACNA AND ARICA | [343] |
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| CHAPTER XXVI |
| MINES OF THE SIERRA AND OTHER REGIONS | [351] |
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| CHAPTER XXVII |
| THE OROYA RAILWAY, THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD | [367] |
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| CHAPTER XXVIII |
| A TRIP OVER THE SOUTHERN ROUTE—NEW RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC ROADS | [377] |
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| CHAPTER XXIX |
| PASTURE LANDS OF THE PLATEAU—THE ALPACA AND THE VICUÑA OF PUNO | [389] |
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| CHAPTER XXX |
| CUZCO, THE ANCIENT INCA CAPITAL | [397] |
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| CHAPTER XXXI |
| THE MONTAÑA AND ITS PRODUCTS—THE RUBBER LANDS OF LORETO | [407] |
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| CHAPTER XXXII |
| IQUITOS, THE CHIEF PERUVIAN PORT OF THE AMAZON | [417] |
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| CHAPTER XXXIII |
| NAVIGATION AND EXPLORATION ON THE AMAZON WATERWAYS | [425] |
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| CHAPTER XXXIV |
| FOREIGN INTERESTS IN PERU—IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION | [431] |
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| CHAPTER XXXV |
| FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROGRESS—MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES | [439] |
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| CHAPTER XXXVI |
| THE PASSING OF THE OLD PERU—ITS LEGACY TO POSTERITY—THE DESTINY OF THE NEW PERU | [451] |