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faile in it with barkes an cMhippes, wherein they procte- 

 ded fo ill , tha: the firft llilppe was fplit with a tempcft 

 that did rife in the Lake. The water is not altogether 

 fewer not fait, as that of the fea , but it is fo tbicke, as it 

 cannot be drunke. Thereare two kindes of fifhes breed 

 in this Lake in great aboundance, the one they call #- 

 cbes > which is great and favorous, but phlegmatike and 

 vnwholefome ; and the other Bogos ^ which is more 

 healthfull,akhough it beleffe add fuller of bones ; th ere 

 are great numbers ofwilde-duckes and wigens.When- 

 as the Indians willfeaftit, or fliew delight to any one 

 that pafleth along the two ban ekes , which they call 

 Chucuytotti&Qmafego, they afTemble a great number 

 of Canoes , making a circle and invirdtiihg thefowle, 

 vntill they take with their hands what they pleafe- and 

 they call this maner of fifhing Chaco. On the one and 

 the other bankeof this Lake 3 are the beft habitations of 

 Peru. From the iffue thereof there growes a lefler Lake, 

 although it be great , which they call Paria , vpon the 

 bankcs whereof, there are great numbers of cattell, 

 efpecially fwine, which grow exceeding fatte with the 

 grafiTe vpon thofe banks. There are many other Lakes in 

 the high mountains,whence proceede brooks & rivers, 

 which after become great flouds. Vpon the way "from 

 ^r equip fa toCaSdo^ there are two Lakes, vpon the 

 mountains ofth'one & other fide the way,from th'one 

 flowes a brboke, which growes to a floud,and falles- in 

 to the South fea from the other, they fay the famous 

 river of Aporima takes her beginning; from the which, 

 Tome hold that the renowmed river ^^of Awaz,os y other- 

 wife called c^r^w/rproceedes, withfo great an af- 

 fembly and aboundance of warcrs, which ioyne in 

 thefeniountaines. Itis^queftionmaybeoften asked, 



why 



