Expansion of commercial houses and haciendas in the South Andean region
Period of economic expansion in the southern Andean region (1885-1930) based on Arequipa business houses and haciendas in Cuzco and Puno, sustained by the extensive exploitation of pastures, livestock and shepherds.
First great historical moment of the Andean South characterized by the expansion of the commercial houses of the city of Arequipa and the haciendas of Cuzco and Puno. This period was based on the extensive exploitation of pastures, cattle and shepherds in the interior of the region. It represented a stage of consolidation of landowning and commercial power in the southern Andean region of Peru. This economic model lasted until 1930, when a second period characterized by attempts at capitalist modernization began.