Discovery of Cinchona as Antimalarial, Viceroyalty of Peru, Circa 1630

The empirical discovery of the therapeutic power of Cinchona tree bark in the 17th Century has been one of the most important achievements in the history of medicine in its fight against malaria.

Tipo de proyecto

Investigación. Loja, Peru, and the reserved Vilcabamba mountains where Cinchona trees grow, highlighting trade routes during the Viceroyalty of Peru. Source: General Archive of the Indies, Seville, Spain, 1773. Courtesy of José Carlos Arias.

Fecha

2026

Ubicación

Oficina del Archivo Histórico de Loja