Travels in Peru and India While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction into India.

CHAPTER XVIII.

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PRESENT CONDITION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF PERU.

Population--Civil wars--Government--Constitution--General Castilla and his ministers--Dr. Vigil--Mariano Paz Soldan--Valleys on the coast--Cotton, wool, and specie--The Amazons--Guano--Finances --Literature--Future prospects 288