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length, and in a ba^ppy •cíímaíe, adorned v. hli large 

 Yinejards-, from the produce of \^hich great qiuintitics 

 of "svinc and brandy are made ; these constitute its 

 whole commerce' supplying «lU the provinces border- 

 ing on the Cordilleras as far as Potosi, by hml c&r- 

 riage ; while they are exported by sea to Callao, 

 "where thej are greatly valued. íícre are ako papas 

 and olives, 



VL The last jurisidiction of this diocess is Arica, 

 which extends along the coast of the south-sea. Be 

 sides the heat, and inclemency of the air, thegreat^ist 

 part of the country is barren, producing only aji, 

 or Guinea pepper, from which alone it derives a very 

 advantageous trade, its oiay easily be iinagined from 

 the vast consumption of it in all these parts of Ame- 

 rica. Accordingly the dealers in this coffimoditj 

 resort hither from the provinces on the other side of 

 the mountains^ and by computation, the annual pro- 

 duce of these plantations amounts to oo less than 

 60,0000 dollars per annum. The pods of ibis pepper 

 are about a quarter of a yard in length, and uhea 

 gathered are dried iu the sun, and packed up in bags 

 or rushes, each bag containing an aroba, or quarter 

 of a hundredweight ; and thus they are exported to 

 ail parts of the kingdom, and used as an ingredient 

 ill most of their dishes. Other parts of íhiá jurisdiction 

 are famous for vast quantities of large and excellent 

 olives, far exceeding the ñnc^A produced in Europe, 

 being'^nealy as large as a hen's c^g. They extract 

 some oil from their olives, and find a good market 

 for it in the provinces of the Cordillera ; others are 

 piclded, and some, together with a small quantity of 

 cñ, exported tc Callao. 



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