Travels In Peru On The Coast In The Sierra Across The Cordiller
Chapter 5
Population of Lima--Its diminution--Different races of the Inhabitants--Their characteristics--Amusements--Education--The Women of Lima--Their Costume--the _Saya y Manto_--Female domestic life--Love of dress--Beatas--Indians--Slaves--Bosales--Free Creoles--Negroes--Negresses--Black Creoles--Their varieties--Mestizos--Mulattoes--Pelanganas--Zambos--Chinos--Foreigners in Lima--Corruption of the Spanish language 63