NORTH PEAK OF MT. HUASCARÁN, 21,812 FT. THIS PEAK, ASCENDED BY MISS PECK, SEPTEMBER 2, 1908, IS 1,500 FEET HIGHER THAN MT. McKINLEY. ] I congratulate Miss Annie S. Peck, the publisher of this book, and those who consult or read it, upon the preparation of a work of this character. Interest in Latin America is now so rapidly growing throughout all the world, and especially in the United States, that a descriptive guide-book of this kind regarding the regions commonly visited by tourists has become an actual need; such a work by Miss Peck is a practical and timely contribution to the literature of the day. There are few persons better qualified to write a book of this character. The remarkabl…
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