THE OLD AND THE NEW PERU A STORY OF THE ANCIENT INHERITANCE AND THE MODERN GROWTH AND ENTERPRISE OF A GREAT NATION [Illustration: _Copyright 1908 by George Barrie & Sons_ HIS EXCELLENCY DR. JOSÉ PARDO PRESIDENT OF THE PERUVIAN REPUBLIC ] THE OLD AND THE NEW PERU A STORY OF THE ANCIENT INHERITANCE AND THE MODERN GROWTH AND ENTERPRISE OF A GREAT NATION BY MARIE ROBINSON WRIGHT MEMBER OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF BRAZIL, HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF SÃO PAULO, GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF LA PAZ AUTHOR OF _PICTURESQUE MEXICO_; _THE NEW BRAZIL_; _THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE_; _BOLIVIA_, ETC. [Illustration: [Logo]] PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY GEORGE BARRIE & SONS LONDON: C. D. CAZENOVE & SON, 26 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W. C. PARIS: 19 RUE SCRIBE COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY GEORGE BARRIE & SONS TO THE NOBLE SON OF AN ILLUSTRIOUS SIRE, A PATRIOT WITHOUT REPROACH, A STATESMAN OF GENIUS =His Excellency Dr. José Pardo= PRESIDENT OF PERU =I Dedicate The Old and The New Peru= WITH SENTIMENTS OF ADMIRATION AND ESTEEM THE AUTHOR CONTENTS PAGE DEDICATION 5 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 9 INTRODUCTION 13 CHAPTER I ANCIENT PERU—PRE-INCAIC MONUMENTS 17 CHAPTER II THE RISE OF THE CUZCO DYNASTY 35 CHAPTER III THE VAST EMPIRE OF THE INCAS 53 CHAPTER IV THE SPANISH DISCOVERY AND INVASION UNDER PIZARRO 65 CHAPTER V THE CONQUEST OF PERU 77 CHAPTER VI THE REIGN OF THE VICEROYS 93 CHAPTER VII THE CHURCH IN COLONIAL DAYS 113 CHAPTER VIII THE OVERTHROW OF SPANISH AUTHORITY 127 CHAPTER IX PERU UNDER REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT 145