Rare Book on Peru (Spanish): Los Rios Peruanos, Diary of an Expedition 1883-84

Description

Fascinating and descriptive Spanish language diary by Peruvian adventurer and notable, Jose Samanez y Campo, recounting his explorations of major rivers feeding into Amazon, his search for a route from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, and his adventures among the native tribes of the region. He was one of first explorers to systematically travel and inventory the eastern watershed of the Peruvian Andes. Book also includes appendices describing a search for harvestable cinchona bark (a malaria medication), and a steamship voyage to Iquitos Peru via Panama and the Amazon River of Brazil. The volume was printed at Lima by a family descendant in 1980. Full title: Exploracion de Los Rios Peruanos - Apurimac, Eni, Tambo, Ucayali y Urubamba: Diario de la Expedicion. Shipped with USPS First Class.