Travels in Peru

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Excerpt from Travels in Peru: During the Years 1838-1842, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, Into the Primeval Forests Lima, the oldest and most interesting of the cities founded by the Spaniards on the western coast of South America, has been frequently described but no previous writer has painted so animated a picture of the city and its inhabitants, as that contained in the following volume. After quitting the capital of Peru, Dr. Tschudi went over ground previously untrodden by any European traveller. He Visited the Western Sierra, the mighty chain of the Cordilleras, the'boiindless level heights, the deep mountain valleys on the eastern declivity of the Andes, and the vast primeval forests. Whilst recount ing his wanderings in these distant regions, he describes not only the country and the people, but every object of novelty and interest in the animal, vegetable, and mineral creations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.