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are the volcano of Mombacho, 6 leagues from the city of Granada; 

 that of Masaya, which is continually sending forth great sheets of flame 

 and quantities of very thick, dense smoke ; that of old Leon, which 

 is remarkable for flame and height ; that of Telica, on fire all the 

 time ; that of El Viejo, of surpassing height and smoking con- 

 tinually ; its height makes it a landmark for navigators on the Pacific ; 

 and many others to be found in the Province of Nicaragua. 



759. In the district of the Diocese of Guatemala there are many 

 others, like that of the city of San Miguel, which is remarkably high 

 and has ejected much flame and ashes ; that of Zacatecoluca, which 

 is covered with woods and forests, and having two peaks, is a familiar 

 landmark to navigators ; although it has (not) erupted, its hot springs 

 and the sulfur which oozes out and is collected on its slopes, indicate 

 that in its center and bowels it contains a great amount of fire ; that 

 of the city of San Salvador in the Province of Cuzcatlan has cast 

 out nuich flame, smoke, and ashes, and though it has ceased doing so, 

 it does contain much stone sulfur and boiling springs ; that of the 

 town of Sonsonate, which has been famous in that country ; that 

 of San Juan de Amatitlan, which had an eruption in 1622 and did 

 great damage in all that region to cattle and crops with the fire and 

 ashes it threw out ; and the three of Guatemala City so famous for 

 their height : the tallest is called the Water Volcano, on account of 

 the flood it shot forth when it destroyed the first city of Guatemala ; 

 the other two are connected with it ; one of them has thrown out in 

 the past, and continues to throw out, such quantities of fire and ashes 

 that at times they have covered all the countryside and risked destroy- 

 ing the city with the ashes and the great earthquakes it has caused. 



760. In New Spain there is the volcano of Puebla de Los Angeles 

 which is part of the Sierra de Tlaxcala ; although it has thrown out fire 

 and ashes in the past, and still does, it is always snow-capped ; there are 

 many others in those kingdoms. Among those of Peru and the 

 Spanish Main are that of La Grita in the New Kingdom of Granada, 

 and many others which rise inland. There are many in the district 

 of Quito, like that of Pichincha and of Tunguragua, whose height 

 keeps it snow-capped, although it lies under the Equator ; quantities 

 of smoke and flame issue from it continually ; that of Chimborazo, 

 and others. In Arequipa there is the volcano near the city, which 

 however has not erupted, and that of Los Ubinas, which had an 

 eruption in the year 1600 and did great damage with fire and ashes 

 over all that countryside, leaving it desolate ; the ashes fell over 500 

 leagues away, as far as Nicaragua. In the highlands of Arica there 



