Tarma—Inca road—Juaja valley—Quichua Indians—Trade—Juaja river—Snow mountains—Stone bridge and stone coal—Temperature of springs—Llamas—Lieutenant of police—Quicksilver mines of Huancavelica—Wool growing—Molina Posta, or Country tavern—Silver mines of Castro-Virreyna—Population of Huancavelica—Its mineral productions—Sandstone pyramids—Chicha and chupe—A New Englander among the Andes—Fruits and flowers of Huanta—Blacksmiths. 1 CHAPTER II. Gold and silver ornaments—Bridal trip on the Andes—Manufacturers of bark rope—Cotton trees—Winds and currents of the mountains—Population—Cultivation—Flocks of sheep—Frosty nights—Reports of Robbers—Shoemaker—Ancient fortification—Indians travelling—Condor's wings—A padre on the road—Sugar-cane patches—Spanish Creoles—An African slave—Apurimac bridge—Cabbage patch—Peruvian widow—Bull fight—Fish and horned cattle—Cuzco—Market place—Steamboat navigation—Eastern side of the Andes—Coca plantations—Head of Madre-de-Dios—Rivers Cosnipata, Tono and Piñipiñi—Forests—Tigers—Monkeys—Chuncho savages—View of the lowlands from a peak of the Andes—Cinchona bark gatherers. 27 CHAPTER III. College of Sciences and Arts at Cuzco—Students—Library—Popularity of Fenimore Cooper's works—Convents—Cock-pits—Procession—Condition of the Aborigines anterior to the Incas—Manco Capac and his wife—Their language—Antiquities—Incas fortress—Worship of the planetary bodies—Suspicion of intercourse between ancient civilized Asia and south Peru—Temperature of bull's blood—Reception of the prefect's family—Sham fight among the Quichua Indians—Barley and corn crops—Trade—Loss of Paititi—Thermal springs—Hospitality of a Cura—Lampa—Gold mines of Carabaya—Lake Titicaca—Appearance of the Indians—Puno military—Niggardly soil. 55 CHAPTER IV.