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in the shade, and with the greatest care. This " Goybu- 

 rii" coffee, as it is called, brings 50 cents a pound at the 

 hacienda. A very choice article (valued at $1 a pound) is 

 made by selecting the smallest Goyburii ; but it is not in 

 the market. Fine coffee grows also at Huanuco and Uru- 

 bamba. 



Cotton. — A very fine article, next to sea-island, has been 

 grown at Pacasmayo ; but the yield, only 50 or 60 pounds 

 to the acre, is not encouraging. It suffers from mildew. 

 The points from which cotton is exported are Pacasmayo 

 (100,000 pounds), Payta (coming from Piura), Eten, Chan- 

 cay, Lomas. and especially Pisco (grown in the rich val- 

 leys of Iga). A beautiful, silk-like cotton is grown in the 

 valley of Santa Ana. At Arica, cotton is worth $36 a 

 quintal. 



Rick is now imported from China direct, and from In- 

 dia via England, so that little is raised. The usual yield 

 is 200 fold. Its production is nearly confined to Eten, 

 Pacasmayo, and Huanchaco. 



Corn is universally cultivated in the mountain valleys, 

 though not on a large scale, and fornis the staple food of 

 the Indians. A prime article, quite different from the 

 short, party-colored ears on the highlands, is grown, to some 

 extent, on the coast ; 700,000 pounds passed through the 

 custom-house of Pacasmayo in 1872. 



Cacao, of the best quality, conies from the Department 

 of Cuzco, especially from the hacienda of Echarati. It 

 brings $6 an arroba in Cuzco, and 60 cents per pound in 

 Lima, or double the price of the Guayaquil. A small 

 quantity is manufactured at Cajamarca. 



Fruit. — The province of Moquegua is the Bordeaux of 

 Peru ; and a large amount of rum and wines are exported 

 from Pisco. The " Italia " is the leading brandy. Ordi- 

 nai-y " Pisco " is woi-th $1 a bottle ; " Locumba," $2. Or- 



