ik A VOYAGE TO Boos. VII. 



laied at the time of its foundation, began at the 

 ft-oiiiiers of J ouxa, and reached to the bridge of ^/alcas; 

 but at present it is bounded bv the provinces \vhich 

 surround it, and contains the town of Anco, about 

 three leagues from it : the city is situated on the de- 

 clivities of some mountains not remarkable for their 

 height, Avhich exlending southward, inclose a spacious 

 plain to the eastward of the town, watered by a small 

 stream descending from the neighbouring mountains; 

 but the ground on which the city is built, being 

 higher than the breach through which the river flows, 

 the inhabitants were obliged to provide themselves 

 with smal,l fountains. Among the number of inhabit- 

 antSj Guamanga boasts at least of tv, entj noble fami- 

 lies, who live in the centre of the towUj in spacious 

 houses of a considerable height^ built partly of stone^, 

 and covered with tiles. Besides the largeness of the 

 apartments they have extensive gardens and onhards^ 

 though it is no small difüculíy to keep these in order, 

 on account of the scarcity of v/ater. The large Indian 

 suburbs • oimd the city-*, add greatly to its extent, and 

 the houses though low are chiefly of stone, and roofed, 

 which considerably augments the appearance of the 

 city. Tills is indeed, the general marincí of building 

 in the towns of this kingdom, remote from the coast. 



The cathedriii is very splendid, and its chapter, be- 

 sides the bisbcp, consists of a dean, archdeacon, 

 chanter, two canons by composition, a penitentiary, 

 and two prebendaries. It has a seminaiy fpr the ser- 

 vice of the church, under the title of St. Clifi^topher. 

 The church of this seminary is tliat belonging to the 

 parish of the Spaniards, and another dedicated to St. 

 Ann, the parish church of the Indians. Besides these 

 are the chapels of Carmenca, Bel in, St. Sebastian, 

 and St. John the Baptist depending on it. The parish 

 of Magdalena inhabited by Indians, is under the care 

 of the Dominicans, and the incumbent has the title of 



priest. 



