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to the eastern direction ; and also those which join it 

 from the north. 



In the mountains and Cordilleras of Loja and Za- 

 mora rise several little rivers, the conflux of which 

 forms that of Santiago -, and from these of Cuenqa, 

 others which unite in the Paute : but this, on its 

 union with the former, loses its name, being absorb- 

 ed by the Santingo, (so called from a city of that 

 name) near which it joins the two others from Lau- 

 ricocha and Apurimae. The river Morona issues 

 from the lofty deserts of Sangay ; and passing very 

 near the city of Macas, runs in a S. E. course, till it 

 loses itself in the principal channel of the Maranon ; 

 which happens at the distance of about 20 leagues 

 E. of Borja, the capital of the government of May- 

 nas. 



In the mountains of the jurisdiction ofRiobamba, 

 those of Latacunga, and the town of San Miguel do 

 Ibarra, are the sources of the rivers Pastaza and Tigrej 

 and from Cotopaxi and its Cordillera issue the first 

 branches of the rivers Coca and Napo. These, though 

 their sources arc at no remarkable distance, run to a 

 great extent before they join ; and retaining the name 

 of Napo, tall into the Maranon, after a course of above 

 200 leagues in a direct line from E. to W. with some, 

 though insensible, inclinations to the S. This is the 

 river which fiilher Christopher de Acuna, who will be 

 mentioned hereafter, takes for the true Maranon, to 

 which, as exceeding all the rest in largeness, the 

 others may be said to add their waters. 



From the mountains of the jurisdiction of San 

 Miguel de Ibarra, and those of Pasto, issues the river 

 Putu-mayo, called also lea, which, after running 

 S. E. and E. about 300 leagues, joins the Maranon 

 much more eastward than the river JNapo : lastly, in 

 the jurisdiction of Popayan, the river Coqueta has its 

 origin, which becomes divided into two branches ; 

 thewestern, called Yupura, disemboguesitself into the 



Maranon 



