The Andes of Southern Peru Geographical Reconnaissance along the Seventy-Third Meridian
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THE ANDES OF SOUTHERN PERU
PREFACE
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS
CONTENTS
PART I HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER I THE REGIONS OF PERU
The Forest Dweller
The Eastern Valley Planter
The Highland Shepherd
The Coastal Planter
The Forest Dweller
The Eastern Valley Planter
The Highland Shepherd
The Coastal Planter
CHAPTER II THE RAPIDS AND CANYONS OF THE URUBAMBA
CHAPTER III THE RUBBER FORESTS
CHAPTER IV THE FOREST INDIANS
CHAPTER V THE COUNTRY OF THE SHEPHERDS
CHAPTER VI THE BORDER VALLEYS OF THE EASTERN ANDES
CHAPTER VII THE GEOGRAPHIC BASIS OF REVOLUTIONS AND OF HUMAN CHARACTER IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES
CHAPTER VIII THE COASTAL DESERT
CHAPTER IX CLIMATOLOGY OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES
CLIMATIC BELTS
THE CLIMATE OF THE COAST
EASTERN BORDER CLIMATES
INTER-ANDEAN VALLEY CLIMATES
CLIMATIC BELTS
THE CLIMATE OF THE COAST
EASTERN BORDER CLIMATES
INTER-ANDEAN VALLEY CLIMATES
CHAPTER X METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FROM THE PERUVIAN ANDES
Introduction
Machu Picchu[27]
CLOUDINESS
Santa Lucia[29]
TEMPERATURE
RAINFALL
WIND
CLOUD
UNUSUAL WEATHER PHENOMENA, SANTA LUCIA, 1913-14
Morococha
Temperature
RAINFALL
Cochabamba
Introduction
Machu Picchu[27]
CLOUDINESS
Santa Lucia[29]
TEMPERATURE
RAINFALL
WIND
CLOUD
UNUSUAL WEATHER PHENOMENA, SANTA LUCIA, 1913-14
Morococha
Temperature
RAINFALL
Cochabamba
PART II PHYSIOGRAPHY OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES
CHAPTER XI THE PERUVIAN LANDSCAPE
CHAPTER XII THE WESTERN ANDES: THE MARITIME CORDILLERA OR CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL
CHAPTER XIII THE EASTERN ANDES: THE CORDILLERA VILCAPAMPA
GLACIERS AND GLACIAL FORMS
THE VILCAPAMPA BATHOLITH AND ITS TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS
GLACIERS AND GLACIAL FORMS
THE VILCAPAMPA BATHOLITH AND ITS TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS
CHAPTER XIV THE COASTAL TERRACES
CHAPTER XV PHYSIOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC DEVELOPMENT
GENERAL FEATURES
SCHISTS AND SILURIAN SLATES[50]
CARBONIFEROUS
CRETACEOUS
TERTIARY
The Coastal Tertiary
PLEISTOCENE
GENERAL FEATURES
SCHISTS AND SILURIAN SLATES[50]
CARBONIFEROUS
CRETACEOUS
TERTIARY
The Coastal Tertiary
PLEISTOCENE
CHAPTER XVI GLACIAL FEATURES
THE SNOWLINE
NIVATION
BERGSCHRUNDS AND CIRQUES
ASYMMETRICAL CREST LINES AND ABNORMAL VALLEY PROFILES IN THE CENTRAL ANDES
THE SNOWLINE
NIVATION
BERGSCHRUNDS AND CIRQUES
ASYMMETRICAL CREST LINES AND ABNORMAL VALLEY PROFILES IN THE CENTRAL ANDES
APPENDIX A SURVEY METHODS EMPLOYED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEVEN ACCOMPANYING TOPOGRAPHIC SHEETS
Cross-Section Map from Abancay to Camaná at the Pacific Ocean
Conclusions
Cross-Section Map from Abancay to Camaná at the Pacific Ocean
Conclusions
APPENDIX B Fossil Determinations
I. Silurian
II. Lower Devonian
III. Upper Carboniferous
IV. Comanchian or Lower Cretaceous
I. Silurian
II. Lower Devonian
III. Upper Carboniferous
IV. Comanchian or Lower Cretaceous
APPENDIX C KEY TO PLACE NAMES
INDEX
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