| CHAPTER I. |
| Site, population, and climate of Cerro Pasco.—Houses.—Coal, and other kinds of fuel.—Timber for use of the mines, &c.—Where brought from.—Fruit and provisions.—Mines.—Mantadas.—Boliches.—Habilitador.—Mint.—Returns of the mines.—Banks of Rescate.—Pasco foundery. | [Page 1] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| Descent from Pasco to Huanuco.—Succession of works for grinding and amalgamating silver ore.—Quinoa.—Cajamarquilla.—Huariaca.—San Rafael.—Ambo.—Vale of Huanuco; its beauties and advantages.—State of agriculture in this vale, and traffic with Pasco.—The College named La Virtud Peruana.—Steam navigation on the river Huallaga, and civilization of the wild Indians of the Montaña.—Natural productions of the Montaña. | [28] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| The Department of Junin.—The river Marañon.—General sketch of the form of internal Government of Peru.—Particular account of the Prefectorate or Department of Junin.—Mines.—Agriculture.—Manufactures.—Public Instruction.—Hospitals and Charitable Asylums.—Vaccination.—Junta of Health.—Public Baths.—Police.—Pantheons.—Roads.—Posts.—Public Treasury at Pasco.—Administration of Justice.—National Militia. | [65] |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Missionary College of Ocopa.—Its foundation, utility, downfall, and decree for its restoration.—Introduction of Christianity along the rivers Marañon, Huallaga, and Ucayali, &c. by the Jesuits and Franciscans.—Letter from Friar Manuel Plaza, the last great missionary of Ocopa, to the prefect of Junin. | [113] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Christianized Indians of the Interior.—Their condition and character.—Hardships imposed on them.—Desire of revenge. | [143] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| War of Independence.—Unsettled state of the country at the close of 1835 and early in 1836.—Gamarra’s Government.—Insurrections.—Guerilla and Freebooters.—Foreign Marines.—Lima invaded from the castles of Callao, under command of Solar.—Orbegoso enters Lima.—Castles of Callao taken by assault.—Battle of Socabaya.—Salaverry taken prisoner.—Execution.—Public tranquillity hoped for under the protection of Santa-Cruz. | [169] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| On Climate and Disease.—Panama, Guayaquil, Peru, and Chile. | [196] |
| APPENDIX. |
| On the Zoology of Western Peru | [237] |
| Geognostic description of the country in the environs of Arequipa, with an Analysis of the Mineral Waters in the vicinity of the same city | [266] |
| Steam Navigation | [286] |
| Ecclesiastical Jubilee | [291] |
| Adieu to Lima | [303] |