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CHAPTER II

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THE VALUABLE SPECIES OF CHINCHONA-TREES--THEIR HISTORY, THEIR DISCOVERERS, AND THEIR FORESTS.

I. The Loxa region and its _crown barks_ 21

II. The "_red-bark_" region, on the western slopes of Chimborazo 26

III. The New Granada region 27

IV. The Huanuco region in Northern Peru, and its "_grey barks_" 30

V. The _Calisaya_ region in Bolivia and Southern Peru 35

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Rapid destruction of chinchona-trees in South America--Importance of their introduction into other countries--M. Hasskarl's mission--Chinchona plantations in Java 44

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INTRODUCTION OF CHINCHONA-PLANTS INTO INDIA.

Preliminary arrangements 60

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Islay and Arequipa 69

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Journey across the Cordillera to Puno 88

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LAKE TITICACA.

The Aymara Indians--Their antiquities--Tiahuanaco--Coati--Sillustani --Copacabana 108

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THE PERUVIAN INDIANS.

Their condition under Spanish colonial rule 117

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Narrative of the insurrection of José Gabriel Tupac Amaru, the last of the Incas 134

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Diego Tupac Amaru--Fate of the Inca's family--Insurrection of Pumacagua 158

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Journey from Puno to Crucero, the capital of Caravaya 180

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THE PROVINCE OF CARAVAYA.

A short historical and geographical description 199

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Caravaya--The valley of Sandia 216

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Coca cultivation 232

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CARAVAYA.

Chinchona forests of Tambopata 240

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General remarks on the chinchona-plants of Caravaya 267

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JOURNEY FROM THE FORESTS OF TAMBOPATA TO THE PORT OF ISLAY.

Establishment of the plants in Wardian cases 275

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