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from which it lias its name, discharges itself into the 

 river of the Amazons. It is so deep at Paute as not 

 to be fordable, though xtry wide there. 



From the mountains ot'Assuay, Bueran, and the 

 adjacent hills on the south, is formed a very conside- 

 rable river, over which are several bridges. It is 

 called Cannar, from that town being tlie only one iii 

 its course; which it continues by Yocon to the bay 

 oF Guayaquil. 



Thj¿ north parts of the Paramo of Asuay also gave 

 rise to many streams, which, uniting with others 

 coming from IMount Senegualap, and the western 

 side of the eastern Cordillera, form the river Alausi, 

 which discharges itself into the same bay. 



On the highest part of the Paramo de Tioloma, and 

 near the signal one erected on this mountain for 

 formiiig our series of triangles, are four lakes, the three 

 nearest it being less than the other, which is about 

 lialf a league in length, and called Coley ; and the 

 otheis, which are not greatly inferior, Pichabinnac, 

 Pubillu, and Mactallan. From these is formed the 

 river Cebadas, vt'hich runs near the village of that 

 name, auíl is joined by another arising from the 

 springs on the Paramo of Lalanguso, and the streams 

 from the Colta lake, after which, inclining a little 

 from the north towards the east^ passes by Pungala; 

 and about a league from the village of Puni, is joined 

 by the river Bamba, which has its source in the Pa- 

 ram bo of Sisapongo. Near the town of Cobigies is 

 another, which flows from the mountain of Chimbo- 

 lazo, and which, after directing its course northward, 

 till it is in an east ajid west direction witli the moun- 

 tain of Tunguragua, it winds to the east, and adds 

 its water to those of the river of the Amazons. At 

 the town of Penipe, it is so deep and rapid as only 

 to be crossed over a bridge made of bujucos. Also 

 before it reaches the town of los Bani\os, it is in- 

 creased by the rivers Latacunga and Bato, together 



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