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ries of cloth, bays, and tiicuyos. Great quantities of 

 pork arc salted here for exportation to Quito, Guaya- 

 quil, and Riobamba, being highly esteemed for the pe- 

 culiar flavour given to it in the pickling, and which it 

 ever after retains. 



All the neighbouring country is sowed with clover, 

 and interepersed with plantations of willows, whose 

 perpetual verdure gives a cheerful aspect to the coun- 

 try, and heightens the pleasantness of the assiento. 



The Indians of Pugili and Saquisili are noted for 

 making earthen ware, as jars, pans, pitchers, &c. 

 which are greatly valued all over the province of 

 Quito. The clay of which they are made is of a lively 

 red, very fine, and emits a kind of fragrancy, and the 

 workmanship very neat and ingenious. 



V. The next jurisdiction southwards is Riobamba, 

 the capital of which is the town of the same name. 

 Its jurisdiction is divided into two departments ; the 

 corregidor, who resides at Riobamba, appointing a de- 

 puty, who lives at the assiento of Ham bato, situated 

 between the capital and Latacunga. In the first de- 

 partment are the following principal villages : 



I. Calpi. X. Fúngala. 



II. Lican. XI. Lito. 



III. Yaruquiz, XII. Guano, 



IV. San Luis. XIII. Hilapo. 



V. Cajabamba. XIV. Guanando. 



VI. San Andres. XV. Penipe. 



VII. Puni. XVI. Cubijies. 



VIII. Chambo. XVII. Cevadas. 

 IX. Quimia. XVIII. Palactanga. 



The department of the assiento of Hamberto has, 

 m its jurisdiction, six principal villages: 



I. Isambo. V. Patate. 



II. Quisupincha. VI. Santo Rosa de Pila- 



III. Quero. guin. 



IV, Pelileo. 



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