Ch. XI. SOUTH AMERICA. 119 



of baySj v.hicli make part of the trade of this juris- 

 diction. 



Xi. The jurisdiction of Sarnia is one of the larg^cst 

 ill this archbishoprick. It begins forty Iea';ues north- 

 east froii Lima, and terminates eastward on a tract of 

 land inhabited by wild iadians, called mavan-cochas, 

 A\'ho ofien make inroads into the territories of this ju- 

 risdiction. The difference of the air in its several 

 parts, rendersit capable of producing- all kind of grain 

 and fruits, which the inhabitants are not wanting to 

 improve The temperate parts are sown w iih wheat, 

 barley, maize, and other grain; while the colder parts 

 aíFord pasture to infinite numbers of cattle of all kinds. 

 This province is also rich in silver mines; and as 

 many of them are worked, they spread aíMuence all 

 over the country. Besides these important sources of 

 commerce, and that of the caítíe, the making of bays 

 and other coarse stuffs, profitably employ great num- 

 bers of Indians in most of its towns. 



Xn. The jurisdiction of Jouxa borders on the 

 southern extremity of the former, and begins about 

 forty leagues east of Lima, and extends forty more 

 along the spacious valleys and plains between the two 

 Cordilleras of the Andes. In the middle of it runs a 

 large river, called also Jouxa, the source of which is 

 in the lake of Chincay-Cocha, in the province of 

 Sarma. It is also one of the branches of the river of 

 the Amazons. The wholejurisdiction of this province 

 is divided into two parts by the river, and in both are 

 several handsome towns, well inhabited b}' Spaniards, 

 Mestizos, and Indians. The soil produces plenty of 

 wheat and other grain, together with a great variety 

 of fruits. It has also a considerable share of trade, be- 

 ing the great road to the provinces of Cusco, Paz, 

 Plata, and others to the southward, here called Tiera, 

 dc Ariba, or the upper country. Like the former it 

 borders 'eastward on the wild Indians of the mountains, 

 but among which the order of St. Francis has esta- 

 blished 



