The Present State of Peru/Contents

by Joseph Skinner

CONTENTS.

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1. PART I.

2. THE PERUVIAN TERRITORY.

3. PAGE

4. General idea of Peru, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

5. Vestiges of the Monuments of Ancient Peru, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   10

6. Physical Geography of Peru, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   19

7. PART II.

8. NATURAL HISTORY.

9. Historical sketch of the present state of the Botanical Science in Peru, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   43

10. Zoology, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    51

11. Anthropology, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    52

12. PART III.

13. MINERALOGY,

14. Enumeration of the Mines of different metals in the Viceroyalty of Peru, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    58

15. Historical and topographical description of the mountainous territory of Lauri-cocha, vulgarly denominated Pasco, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    61

16. Account of the Quicksilver Mine of Huancavelica, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    66

17. Condition of the miners of Peru, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    70

18. PART IV.

19. COMMERCE.

20. Historical and political dissertation on the Commerce of Peru, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    80

21. PART V.

22. THE PERUVIAN CAPITAL.

23. Historical and political reflections on the Population of Lima, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    136

24. Erection and establishment of the Royal Audience, or High Court of Justice, of Lima, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    148

25. Historical details relative to the Provincial Councils of Lima, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    156

26. History of the foundation, progress, and present state of the Royal University of St. Mark of Lima, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    163

27. Benevolent Establishments, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    177

28. Public Buildings, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    198

29. Description of the Fountain in the great square of Lima, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    203

30. Public Diversions, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    211

31. Customs and Manners, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    219

32. PART VI.

33. INDIAN AND OTHER INHABITANTS OF PERU.

34. PAGE

35. Essay on the false Religion, and superstitious Customs, of the Peruvian Indians, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    254

36. Account of the Costumes, Superstitions, and Exercises, of the Indians of the Pampa del Sacramento, and Andes Mountains of Peru, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    264

37. Account of the Public Congregations of the Negroes residing in the district of Lima, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    291

38. PART VII.

39. TOPOGRAPHY.

40. Historical and chorographical description of the province of Chichas y Tarija, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    304

41. Plan for gaining access to, and peopling, the Andes Mountains of the province of Guamalies, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    337

42. Repopulation of the valley of Vitoc, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    349

43. PART VIII.

44. MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS OF LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY.

45. Periodical Works, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    357

46. Political Economy, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    364

47. Biography, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    378

48. Longevity, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    389

49. Meteorology, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    390

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1. APPENDIX.

2. History of the Missions of Caxamarquilla, with the origin and loss of those of Manoa, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3. Peregrination, by the river Huallaga to the lake of Gran Cocama, in 1790, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. Peregrination, by the rivers Maranon and Ucayali, to the Manoa tribes, in 1791, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. Entrances of the Missionaries into the mountainous territories of Peru, since the conquest, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. Itinerary from Chavin to Chicoplaya, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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