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Vapours, Venezeula, 164-Coro, Carora, River Morera,
165-Truxillo, Barquisimeto, Varinas, 166-Merida,
167-Maracaibo, Climate, Inhabitants, 168.

Santa Martha.......

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......... 168

Extent, Description, 168-Productions, Town of Santa
Martha, 169.

Carthagena......

River Magdalena, Description of the Country, 169-Cli-
mate and Natural Productions, City of Carthagena,
Tolu, 170.

169

Darien, Panama or Terra Firma Proper........... 171
Extent, Situation, Description, Gulf of Darien, Nombre
di Dios, Porto Bello, 171-City of Panama, Climate of
Darien, 172-Rivers Darien and Chagré, Isthmus of
Darien, 173-Project of cutting a Canal through the
Isthmus, 174.

Popayan

Description and Productions, 174-City of Popayan, Cli-
mate, 175.

New Grenada......

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Description, Santa Fé de Begota, 175-Merida and
Honda, 176.

PERU

Extent, Ancient Government, Cuzco, 176-Discovery and
Conquest, Climate, 177-Description, 178-Soil and
Productions, Mountains, Mines, 179-Commerce, 180
-Population, Spaniards, Creoles, Peruvian Indians, 181
-Mestees, Quarteroons, Cholos, Slaves, Mulattoes, 183.
Quito.....
Description, Climate, Soil, 184-Peruvian Monuments,
City of Quito, Earthquakes, Effects of the Great
Earthquake, in 1797, Archidona, 186-Tacunga or
Latacunga, Riobamba, Guayaquil, 187—Cuenza, 188-
Loxa or Loja, 189.

Truxillo .....

Tumbez, 189-Payta, Caxamarca, Truxillo, 190.

176

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Climate and Soil, City of Lima, 191-Inhabitants, Pro-
ductions, 192-Port of Callao, Seasons, Earthquakes,193.

Guamanga.....

195

Climate, Productions, Guancavelica, Guamanga, 195.
Cusco or Cuzco ......

196

Description, City of Cusco and adjacent Country, 196.

Charcas or La Plata.......

Description, 197-Potosi, Silver Mines, 198-Chuquisaca
or La Plata, 199.

Tucuman

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197

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Climate, 199-Productions, Yujui or Jujui, Salta, 200-St.
Jago del Estero, 201.

Cordova.........

Description, City of Cordova, 201.

Ulloa's Travels in Peru.

Guayaquil 202-Insects and Vermin, 203-Caracol, Ri-
ver Ojibar, 204-Indian Settlement, 205-Climate of
the Mountains and Plains, Roads, Mules, 206-Chimbo,
207-Desert of Chimborazo, Hambato, 208-Natural
Productions, Quito, Climate, Storms, 209-Seasons,
Earthquakes, Mountain of Pichincha, Thunder Storm,
210-Mode of living among the Mountains, 211-
Quito, Cuenza, 217.

Humboldt's Journey from Carthagena through Peru

to Lima.

Carthagena, Hondo, Santa Fé de Bogota, 218-Bridge of
Icononzo, Cataract of Tequendama, Mountains of Quin-
diu, 219-Carthago, 221-Popayan, Mountain of Choca,
Volcanoes of Puracé and Sotara, Pasto, Ibarra, Quito,
222-Scenery of the Cordilleras, Ascent of the Volcano
of Pichincha, 223-Volcano of Antisana, Mountain of
Cayambé, 224-Volcano of Cotopaxi, Account of Erup-
tion in 1743, 1744, and 1768, 225.-River Chambo and
Bridge of Penipé, Rope Bridges, 227-Volcano of
Tunguragua, Riobomba, 228-Ascent of Chimborazo,
Volcano of Carguairazo, 229-South American Volca-
noes in General, 230-Sitzan, Cumbé, Loxa, 231-San
Felipe, Rivers Chayma and Amazon, Caxamarca, Lima,

232.

CHILI

Extent, Description, Couquest by the Spaniards, 233-
Divisions, Seasons, Climate, Productions, 234-Earth-
quakes, 235-Volcanoes, 236—Rivers, Coinmerce, 237
-Copiapo, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, St. Jago, 238-Con-
ception or Penco, 239-Inhabitants and Trade, 240—
Valdivia, Island of Chiloe, Indians of Chili, 241.

201

233

PATAGONIA or TERRA DEL FUEGO...

245

Extent, Discovery, 245-Climate, Description, Wager
Island, Island of Madre de Dios, 246.

Terra del Fuego.........

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Description, Inhabitants, 247-Cape Desire, Cathedral of

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York, False Cape Horn, True Cape Horn, 248-Her.
mite Islands, Cape Good Success, Strait of Le Maire,
Staten Island, 249.
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Description and Climate, Cape Virgin, Possession Bay,
250-Cape St. Gregory, Islands of Elizabeh Barthelenii,
St. George's Islands, Sandy Bay, Freshwater Bay, Port
Famine, 251-Cape Forward, Port Gallant, St. Je-
rome's Channel, Cape Quod, Cape Victory, 252-Cape
Pillar, Cape Desire, 253.

Eastern Coast of Patagonia.......

Cape Virgin, Bay of St. Julian, 253-Port Desire or Seal
Bay, Cape Blanco, 254-Indians of Patagonia, 255.

Helms' Journey from Buenos Ayres, by Potosi, to

Lima.

Buenos Ayres, Escobar, the Pampas, 261-Esquina de la
Guardia, 262-Creoles, Cordova, 263-St. Jago, Tucu-
man 264-Salta, 265-Yujui or Jujni, Cordilleras, Mo-
jos, 266-Hot Springs of Caiza, Potosi, 267-Silver
Mines, 268-Hot Springs, Oruro, La Paz, 269-Lake
of Tituaca, Roads and Travelling, 270-Cusco, Roads,
Mineral Productions, 271-Guancavelica, Quicksilver
mine, 272-Andes, Lima, 273. '

Guanjaia, Tarma, Pasco, Lauricocha, 275-General Ob-
servations on Peru, 276.

BUENOS AYRES or LA PLATA.......

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Extent, 277-Divisions, Climate, Soil, Productions, 278
-Plains of the Pampas, Rivers, 279.

Mawe's Account of Monte Video and the adjacent

Country.

Monte Video, 281–Inhabitants, Climate, Harbour, 282
-Productions, Description, 283-Adjacent Country,
Peon Indians, 284-Horses, 286—Wild Animals, 287-
Guaderios, 288.

Buenos Ayres......

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City of Buenos Ayres, 289-Environs, 290-Commerce
and Port, Inhabitants, Climate, 291.

Paraguay......

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Mines, Climate, Productions, 291-Assumption, 292-
Abipons Indians, 293-Manacicas Indians, 294.
BRAZIL

Extent, Description, Plains, Rivers, Productions, 296-
Discovery, Climate, Commerce, 297-Government,
298.

296

Rio de Janeiro.

Description, Extent, Productions, Mines, 298-Island of
St. Catherine, 299.

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298

Mawe's Account of Santos, St. Paul's, and the adjacent
Country.

Santos, 301-Cuberton, Mountains, St. Paul's, Astallages,
302-Productions of Country around St. Paul's, 305-
Gold Mines of Jaragua, 306.

Mawe's Account of Rio de Janeiro and the adjacent

Country.

Rio de Janeiro or St. Sebastian, 309-Royal Farm of
Santa Cruz, 310-Canta Gallo, 311-Indians, 312-
Santa Rita, Gold Works, 313-Pretended Silver Mine,
314-Natural Productions, 315-Supposed Diamond of
immense Size, 316-Diamonds in the Royal Treasury,
River Moremim, 317-Topaz Mine, Villa Rica, 319
-Productions, Climate, Gold Mines, 321-The Mint,

322.

Mawe's Journey from Villa Rica to the Diamond

Mines.

Villa Rica, Mariana, Gold Mines, 323-Platina Mine,
Villa do Principe, Gold, 324-Description, Tejuco, 325
River Jigitonhonha, Diamond Mines of Mandanga, 326
-Diamond Work of Montero, Gold Mine at Carapata,
Tejuco, 330-Minas Novas, Tocaya, Precious Stones,
Rio Grande, 332-River Abaitè, Great Diamond, 333
-Diamond and Gold Mines, 334.

Bahia.......

Cape St. Frio, St. Thomas, Spiritu Santo, 335-River
Doce, Porto Seguro-Lindley's Account of Porto Se-
guro, 336.

Lindley's Description of Bahia.

Bay of All Saints, Bahia, 339-Inhabitants, 341.

Fernambuco or Olinda.....

Description, River Francisco, Olinda, Paraiba, 343-Pro-
ductions, Rio Grande, Fernando di Noronha, 344.

335

343

Marannon or Maragnon......

344

Extent, Productions, Trade, 344-St. Louis, Island of
Marannon, 345.

345

Para.........

Situation, Description, Para or Belem, River Tocantin,

345.

Goyaz, 345-Matto Grosso, Minas Geraes or Generales,

346.

TRAVELS IN SOUTH AMERICA,

FROM

MODERN WRITERS.

First Day's Instruction.

AMERICA IN GENERAL.

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My last course of Geographical Instruction comprised an account of AFRICA*. I will now call your attention to that immense tract, in the western hemisphere, which, from its comparatively recent discovery, we denominate the New Continent. As I did with regard to Africa, I will now do with this quarter of the globe: I will request that you place before you a map of America, after which, taking advantage of the narratives of various travellers who have visited it, I will endeavour successively to lead you through all its most important parts. You must consider me as a traveller, and yourselves as accompanying my journey; but, previously to the commencement of this journey, it is requisite that I should state to you a few particulars concerning the country in general.

And first, with respect to its original inhabitants, There are few inquiries more interesting to a philo

* See "Travels in Africa, from Modern Writers."

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