The Andes of Southern Peru Geographical Reconnaissance along the Seventy-Third Meridian

PART I

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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

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I. THE REGIONS OF PERU 1

II. THE RAPIDS AND CANYONS OF THE URUBAMBA 8

III. THE RUBBER FORESTS 22

IV. THE FOREST INDIANS 36

V. THE COUNTRY OF THE SHEPHERDS 46

VI. THE BORDER VALLEYS OF THE EASTERN ANDES 68

VII. THE GEOGRAPHIC BASIS OF REVOLUTIONS AND OF HUMAN CHARACTER IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES 88

VIII. THE COASTAL DESERT 110

IX. CLIMATOLOGY OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES 121

X. METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FROM THE PERUVIAN ANDES 157