Peru as It Is, Volume 2 (of 2) / A Residence in Lima, and Other Parts of the Peruvian Republic, Comprising an Account of the Social and Physical Features of That Country

A detailed travel and regional study combines topographical description and social observation of highland Peru, with close attention to Cerro Pasco’s site, population, climate, housing, fuels, and mining practices including ore processing and mint returns. The narrative follows routes down to Huanuco and the productive vale, surveying agriculture, local trade, and missionary work in the Montaña. It outlines the civil administration of Junin, public institutions, health measures, roads, and militia, and recounts disturbances associated with the wars of independence. Appendices address regional zoology, mineral waters and geology near Arequipa, prospects for steam navigation, and concluding reflections on Lima.