. Exploration of the valley of the Amazon. DEPARTMENT OF AYACUCHOi 25 barley, and we felt somewhat interested in tlie ground over wliich wetravel. It is the* battle-field of Ayacucho, where the royalists of Spain,under command of Viceroy Laserna, met the independent South Amer-icans, under the brave Venezuelan Sucre. This battle took place onthe 9th day of December, 1824, when the whole of the Peruvian terri-tory was surrendered, with the exception of Callao. The country around is wild and deeply washed with gullies and ra-vines in the wet season. The Spaniards flocked to this country for silv
. Exploration of the valley of the Amazon. DEPARTMENT OF AYACUCHOi 25 barley, and we felt somewhat interested in tlie ground over wliich wetravel. It is the* battle-field of Ayacucho, where the royalists of Spain,under command of Viceroy Laserna, met the independent South Amer-icans, under the brave Venezuelan Sucre. This battle took place onthe 9th day of December, 1824, when the whole of the Peruvian terri-tory was surrendered, with the exception of Callao. The country around is wild and deeply washed with gullies and ra-vines in the wet season. The Spaniards flocked to this country for silverand gold; they built a large city, and called it Huamanga ; the repub-licans changed its name to Ayacucho, in honor of the victory. It isthe capital of the department, which is divided into five provinces, andcontains a population of 129,921. The complexion of the people becomes lighter as we get south, andfewer Indians speak Spanish. They all say buenos tardes (goodevening) when we meet them, even if it be at sunrise. Many of theirexpr
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