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THREE YEARS IN THE PACIFIC- 



the north by the Blue river, or in the language of the eountry, 

 the Ancalmayu, which is near the equator, and between Pasto 

 and Quito ; on the south by the river Maul^, which crosses 

 the kingdom of Chile to the north of the country of the Arau- 

 canians ; on the east by the snow-capped Ritisuyu, or band of 

 snow, that stretches from Santa Martha to the Straits of Ma- 

 gellan, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. In the course of 

 time its extent was diminished. In 1718, the provinces form- 

 ing the kingdom of Quito were separated from it, and in 1778, 

 the viceroyship of Buenos Ayres was taken away. 



In 1791, Peru extended from two degrees to twenty -three 

 of south latitude ; it was bounded on the north by the kingdom 

 of New Granada, and on the south by the desert of Atacama. 

 On the east, a gloomy desert of five hundred leagues in extent 

 separated it from Brazil, Paraguay, and Buenos Ayres. On the 

 west the Pacific still lashed its shores. 



At present, the Republic of Peru is separated from the ter- 

 ritory of Equador, on the north, by the river Tumbez ; on 

 the south it is bounded by Bolivia, the limits of which are 

 not yet settled ; on the east by Brazil, and on the west by the 

 Pacific. 



The territory is divided into seven departments, and each 

 department into provinces. 



Departments. Provinces. 



. i a 7 $ Arica, Callyoma, Camand, Cercado, Conde- 

 Arequipa . ^ suyos, Moquegua, TarapacL 



C Andahuaylas, Cangallo, Castrovireyna, Hua- 

 Ayacucho 9. < manga, Huancavelica, Huanta, Lucanas, Pa- 

 ^ rinacochas, Tayacaja. 



C Abancay, Aymaraes, Galea, Gercado, Gotabam- 

 Cuzco 11. < has, Chumbivilcas, Paruro, Paucartambo, 

 ^ Quispicanchi, Tinta, Urubamba. 



T • Q 5 Gajatambo, Gonchucos, Huaylas, Huamalies, 

 . ^ Huanuco, Hauri, Jauja, Pasco. 



Cajamarca, Chachapoyas, Ghota, Huamachuco, 

 Libertad 10. Jaen, Lambayeque, Maynas, Pataz, Piura, 

 Trujillo. 



