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The Old and the New Peru

The Old and the New Peru

by Marie Robinson Wright

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Author
Wright, Marie Robinson, 1853-1914
Title
The old and the new Peru : A story of the ancient inheritance and the modern growth and enterprise of a great nation
Original Publication
Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons, 1908.
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
F3401: Latin America local history: Peru
Subject
Peru
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 75033
Release Date
January 4, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE OLD AND THE NEW PERU A STORY OF THE ANCIENT INHERITANCE AND THE MODERN GROWTH AND ENTERPRISE OF A GREAT NATION
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION
  5. 5.CHAPTER I ANCIENT PERU—PRE-INCAIC MONUMENTS
  6. 6.CHAPTER II THE RISE OF THE CUZCO DYNASTY
  7. 7.CHAPTER III THE VAST EMPIRE OF THE INCAS
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE SPANISH DISCOVERY AND INVASION UNDER PIZARRO
  9. 9.CHAPTER V THE CONQUEST OF PERU
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE REIGN OF THE VICEROYS
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII THE CHURCH IN COLONIAL DAYS
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE OVERTHROW OF SPANISH AUTHORITY
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX PERU UNDER REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT
  14. 14.CHAPTER X THE ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT JOSÉ PARDO
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI THE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE REPUBLIC
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII THE CITY OF THE KINGS AND ITS BEAUTIFUL SUBURBS
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII PERUVIAN HOSPITALITY AND CULTURE
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV THE NATIONAL LIBRARY—PERUVIAN WRITERS—PAINTING AND ILLUSTRATIVE ART
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN AMERICA—MODERN SCHOOLS OF PERU
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES OF PERU
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII AREQUIPA—THE MISTI—HARVARD OBSERVATORY
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX THE WEALTH OF THE GUANO ISLANDS
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX CALLAO, THE CHIEF SEAPORT OF PERU—STEAMSHIP LINES
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION ON THE COAST
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII TRUJILLO AND THE CHICAMA VALLEY
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII THE COTTON FIELDS OF PIURA
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV VINEYARDS AND ORCHARDS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST REGION
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXV TACNA AND ARICA
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI MINES OF THE SIERRA AND OTHER REGIONS
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII THE OROYA RAILWAY, THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII A TRIP OVER THE SOUTHERN ROUTE—NEW RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC ROADS
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX PASTURE LANDS OF THE PLATEAU—THE ALPACA AND THE VICUÑA OF PUNO
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXX CUZCO, THE ANCIENT INCA CAPITAL
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI THE MONTAÑA AND ITS PRODUCTS—THE RUBBER LANDS OF LORETO
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII IQUITOS, THE CHIEF PERUVIAN PORT OF THE AMAZON
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII NAVIGATION AND EXPLORATION ON THE AMAZON WATERWAYS
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV FOREIGN INTERESTS IN PERU—IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROGRESS—MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI THE PASSING OF THE OLD PERU—ITS LEGACY TO POSTERITY—THE DESTINY OF THE NEW PERU

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