# The Present State of Peru/Contents

CONTENTS.
* PART I.
* THE PERUVIAN TERRITORY.
* PAGE
* General idea of Peru,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Vestiges of the Monuments of Ancient Peru,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
* Physical Geography of Peru,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
* PART II.
* NATURAL HISTORY.
* Historical sketch of the present state of the Botanical Science in Peru,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43
* Zoology,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
* Anthropology,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52
* PART III.
* MINERALOGY,
* Enumeration of the Mines of different metals in the Viceroyalty of Peru,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
* Historical and topographical description of the mountainous territory of Lauri-cocha, vulgarly denominated Pasco,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
* Account of the Quicksilver Mine of Huancavelica,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66
* Condition of the miners of Peru,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70
* PART IV.
* COMMERCE.
* Historical and political dissertation on the Commerce of Peru,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................80
* PART V.
* THE PERUVIAN CAPITAL.
* Historical and political reflections on the Population of Lima,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................136
* Erection and establishment of the Royal Audience, or High Court of Justice, of Lima,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................148
* Historical details relative to the Provincial Councils of Lima,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................156
* History of the foundation, progress, and present state of the Royal University of St. Mark of Lima,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................163
* Benevolent Establishments,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................177
* Public Buildings,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................198
* Description of the Fountain in the great square of Lima,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................203
* Public Diversions,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................211
* Customs and Manners,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................219
* PART VI.
* INDIAN AND OTHER INHABITANTS OF PERU.
* PAGE
* Essay on the false Religion, and superstitious Customs, of the Peruvian Indians,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................254
* Account of the Costumes, Superstitions, and Exercises, of the Indians of the Pampa del Sacramento, and Andes Mountains of Peru,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................264
* Account of the Public Congregations of the Negroes residing in the district of Lima,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................291
* PART VII.
* TOPOGRAPHY.
* Historical and chorographical description of the province of Chichas y Tarija,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................304
* Plan for gaining access to, and peopling, the Andes Mountains of the province of Guamalies,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................337
* Repopulation of the valley of Vitoc,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................349
* PART VIII.
* MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS OF LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY.
* Periodical Works,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................357
* Political Economy,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................364
* Biography,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................378
* Longevity,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................389
* Meteorology,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................390
* APPENDIX.
* History of the Missions of Caxamarquilla, with the origin and loss of those of Manoa,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................403
* Peregrination, by the river Huallaga to the lake of Gran Cocama, in 1790,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................411
* Peregrination, by the rivers Maranon and Ucayali, to the Manoa tribes, in 1791,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................427
* Entrances of the Missionaries into the mountainous territories of Peru, since the conquest,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................444
* Itinerary from Chavin to Chicoplaya,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................471