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In the Huaura Valley, which is rich in sugar plantations, farms, 

 and cattle ranches, there is another Corregidor. 



1336. The town of Santa is 70 leagues N. of Lima, and is the last 

 coast city in the Archdiocese ; here it horders on the Diocese of 

 Trujillo. It was founded by the Marques de Cafiete in the year 1561 

 in its splendid valley, where they raise much corn, wheat, and other 

 cereals. It has a reasonably good harbor, where its products are 

 exported, both for supplying the city of Lima and for Panama. It 

 has a Corregidor appointed by the \^iceroy [to govern it and its 

 district.] 



1337. In the Province of Huarochiri, which is E. of Lima up the 

 river, are the villages of Carampoma and many others [of this 

 province and jurisdiction, where] There are large cattle ranches, 

 silver mines, and some milling enterprises. The A^iceroy appoints 

 a Corregidor [in this province] for its satisfactory administration. 

 It abounds in excellent farm products and fruit. 



Adjoining the Province of Huarochiri is the Province of Canta, 

 where there are excellent silver mines and much cattle, both of 

 Spanish and native varieties ; it is richly supplied with everything. 

 The Viceroy appoints another Corregidor here [for its good govern- 

 ment and the protection of the Indians]. 



Chapter XXXVI [37, 39] 



Of the Splendid Valley and Province of Jauja. 



1338. The splendid Jauja Valley lies almost 40 leagues E. of Lima, 

 in the heart of the Cordillera; it is 9 leagues long, [runs] N. and S., 

 and at its widest point, a league across, more or less. It has a cold 

 climate, and raises large crops of corn and wheat. A river runs 

 through the center of the valley which rises up on the Bombon puna 

 (they call the very cold country puna in this country, in Chachapoyas 

 xalca, in Quito and New Granada paramo). Rising in these punas, 

 it flows through all this valley and passes through the Huanta Valley 

 close to Guamanga, running through the heart of the territory of 

 Peru ; together with others, it becomes the Marafion. In this valley 

 there are 15 [very] fine large Indian villages, with two Dominican 

 priorates ; one is Hatunjauja, the first in the valley going X. and 

 ^ league away, where the tambo is today ; here the city of Lima was 

 originally founded [but although this is such a grand valley, Marques 

 Don Francisco Pizarro had the better idea to leave it one side for 

 the famous port of Callao]. This priorate has two villages under 

 it, Huaripampa and Yauyos. At the S. end of the valley is the other 



