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Two Years in Peru, with Exploration of Its Antiquities

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...translated from Montesinos, I am almost afraid to desecrate its gravity by suggesting that, according to what I have been taught on the subject, the arch-enemy of man, being up in the air, must have been out of his '"History of the Conquest," chap. i. p. 144. 6 Op. cit. c. xxxi. p. 211. CHAP. IX. THE DEVIL IN THE SKIES. 155 element, or like a fish out of water; so that we need scarcely wonder at his being conquered. At all events, it is quite clear that the Devil in old times has had his fingers in many pies amongst the Peruvians.8 It was not until a few weeks previous to my departure from Callao that I was able to visit the ruins of Pacha-Camac. As we are here on the spot with the Incas and Yuncas of old, I deem this an appropriate place for giving my account of it. Premising that I am indebted to Mr. William Sterling, managing director of the Lima and Callao Eailway, for having kindly supplied me with horses for my party and self. These consisted of Lord Cochrane; Mr. J. B. Steer, a celebrated North American explorer, from the University of Michigan; Mr. John Schumaker, of Valparaiso; Mr. Woodsend, of the London Bank of Mexico and South America, at Lima; and Mr. George Wilson, the son of our Vice-Consul at Callao. We started from Lima for Chorillos by the first train, at 8 a.m., taking with us some commissariat necessaries, and a few large sacks to bring anything back, that might be worth appropriating. Cieza de Leon devotes considerable space to the pranks of the Devil in Peru. In chap. xlix. and after, much is left out by Mr. Markham as "unfit for translation "--I should suppose from its indecency. He says (page 182), "In all parts where the holy Evangel is preached, a cross is placed, at which the Devil is terrified, and flies ...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781130650884
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 78
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 113065088X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 154 gr


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