The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-08-25

Of coast land that European blood an.
culture have made themselves mas
strongly felt.
To the east rise the three towern,
ranges OF the Andes, their slons,
peaks and intervening valleys sOs
plateaus constituting the "Sierra." n,
second OF the three great geograph,
divisions of Peru. In this lofty rerIm
the Inca civilization held sway with
a marvelously intricate but eficiep
governmental machine, before tn
Spanish came. Cuzco, the capital q
the Inca empire was situated in a fet
tile, protected valley OF the Sierra N
gion. and remains today one Of IL,
important Peruvian towns. Its DOM
lati0n now, however. is only l5UO
about one-tenth that OF the city wha
II was the Babylon OF the weston
hemisphere.
In the almost inaccessible country b (
the northwest of Cuzco, and less thm
80 miles distant, hidden away ams
the mountains. was Machu Plcchu, Ii,
secret city where the forerunnen d
the Incas, almost destroyed by bar
barIans. nursed their civilization and &
culture for centuries before going out
into the valleys and founding thei
great empire. This old city, who's
existence had been only a tradtIC
for hundreds OF years, was discovers.
I'm 1911 and uncovered in 1912 by q
petitions OF the National Geolfaphl
society and Yale university.
The Sierra. or region of mountalu
valleys and plateaus, is still the laI
OF the heirs of the Incas. In this pa
ton OF Peru lives the largest sing
element In the population, the clv
lied Indians. descendants Of the Ines
Though the population OF Peru is d
known accurately. II is estimated
be about 100000. The Indians
the Sierra number close to 2,0OOGOo
Immense Mineral Resources.
In the Peruvian Sierra, too. are D
mining developments. Peru's minen
resources are almost inexhaustlbs
Gold and silver are the minerals
which most emphasis was placed
the Spaniards. Fortunes In both We
removed from the country, but n
deposits remain. In recent years q
per has led other minerals In the val
Of production. The copper mines
Cerre de Pasco are among the richq
In the world. Almost every mine
substance known is believed TO hi
been compounded In natures 81
Andean laboratory. The list of pr
ucts from Peruvian mines covers u'
OF the alphabet from anthony
vanadlum. or great importance
the petroleum wells of the NORTH
coast, whose production is next
value TO the country's copper outp'
To the east OF the Andes, cut
from the more developed portion
the country, lies the third geograpn
division, the region known as
Montana, Peru's land of the fuI1
This part OF the republic Is made
Of the wooded landward slopes Of
Andes, grassy foothills, and the ha
little-known jungles and forests
spread out TO the east for a thous
miles or more along the broad 70
OF the Amazon and its tributaries Y
cause OF the heavy rainfall the gro Z
OF vegetation In this part OF Pen 4
believed TO be as heavy as anyWl z
else In the world. Even at mlddsI
some OF the forests the Hight
brighter than at twilight 10
country. In glade. with o.
vegetation on all sides, one feels
he has been dropped down into
bottom OF deep green-lIned pit "
The country on the eastern 81
OF the Andes and on the foothills
fore the dense forest Is reached
been settled very sparsely; bun n
thousands OF square miles OF
Jungle the foot Of civilized man ~
never trOd. A few tribes Of une
ICED Indians roam through these
est depths. ~
Many large rivers rising on the
ern slopes Of the Andes, flow o
the Montana region Of Peru, Into
I'll. and finally find their way ln'' n
Atlantic 1000 miles away, through ~
mighty Amazon. Ocean vessels as, q
the Amazon 10 IQuitos, the ms"
OF eastern Peru. nearly 200 wiSs
In Peruvian territory; ana w o
boats the journey may be conu"u i'
within 200 miles OF the PaclnC, g
many OF the rivers In eastern re's h
towns OF some importance, VINO ~
the outposts OF Peruvian ciV'i,l. ~
commerce and government In 'n'
lated trans-Andean empire.