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title: "El Perú (book)"
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El Perú: Itinerarios de Viajes is an expansive written work covering a variety of topics in the natural history of Peru, written by the prominent Italian-born Peruvian geographer and scientist Antonio Raimondi in the latter half of the 19th century.  The work was compiled from extensive and detailed notes Raimondi took while criss-crossing the country, studying the nation's geography, geology, meteorology, botany, zoology, ethnography, and archaeology; El Perú focuses to some extent on each of these topics and others.  The first volume was published in 1874; several more volumes were published both before Raimondi's death and posthumously from his notes, the last being released in 1913, making a five volume set.  The volumes are a classic example of exploration scholarship, and form one of the earliest and broadest scientific reviews of Peru's natural and cultural heritage.


== References ==
Raimondi, Antonio.  El Perú : itinerarios de viajes (literal transcription from published 1929 copy). Published online by the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes from a 1929 edition.  Spanish language.
Wiard, Brenda.  "2neat books: For Sale: Peruvian Publications". Retrieved September 23, 2005.


== External links ==
El Perú : itinerarios de viajes (versión literal de libretas originales) Original text, tables, and drawings of El Perú, published online by the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.  Spanish language.