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

PART II

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PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES

XI. THE PERUVIAN LANDSCAPE 183

XII. THE WESTERN ANDES: THE MARITIME CORDILLERA OR CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL 199

XIII. THE EASTERN ANDES: THE CORDILLERA VILCAPAMPA 204

XIV. THE COASTAL TERRACES 225

XV. PHYSIOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC DEVELOPMENT 233

XVI. GLACIAL FEATURES 274

APPENDIX A. SURVEY METHODS EMPLOYED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEVEN ACCOMPANYING TOPOGRAPHIC SHEETS 315

APPENDIX B. FOSSIL DETERMINATIONS 321

APPENDIX C. KEY TO PLACE NAMES 324

INDEX 327

TOPOGRAPHIC SHEETS

CamanĂ¡ Quadrangle 114

Aplao " 120

Coropuna " 188

Cotahuasi " 192

La Cumbre " 202

Antabamba " 282

Lambrama "