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25. Damajuana and Vunque from tlic ucui u> I'aiigal, looking SW. 



"/4 1917. 



Photo C. Skottsberg 



55° to 70°, in places almost perpendicular. The exact height is not known; 

 the fit^iires vary from 1700 ft (537 m, Walpole) to 983 m (Viel); Branchi has 805 m, 

 tiie English chart 3005 ft (913 m), the new Chilean 915 m, Instrucc. naut. 927 m. 

 The first ascent was made in 1795, a second shortly after, the third in 1923, after 

 which the attempt has been repeated with success a few times (Guzman p. 30). 

 Only the route from the IJamajuana-Yunque saddle seems to lead to the summit. 

 The figure 838 m (doubtless too high) on Friederichsen's map corresponds to a small 

 {/mnacle set on the saddle, the "Camote" (= sweet potato, bulb). The ascent, which 

 is difficult and dangerous, was described by Tp:nz, who was the first to give us 

 any information on the topography and plant life of the summit; see Skottsb. 3 

 pp. S97— 898. 



Cordivi Coitral (figs. 22, 27, 31, 99). From the broad gable of Mt. Piramide, 

 F of its centre, this sharp-edged ridge runs down to the coast, separating the Anson 

 and Colonial valleys and widening to a fan-shaped, barren and sandy front, slop- 

 ing down to the stony beach. Pico Central, c. 570 m, marks the end of the harder 

 basalts Ijcloiiging to the upper horizons; I.e. PI. 89: 2, Johow PI. IV. 



\'allc ('dlofiiai (V. del l^olvorin of Guzman; p. = powder-house), the seat of 

 the village, is the only valley on Masatierra that approaches maturity. The floor 

 rises gently to the foot of Mt. Piramide, a distance of about 2 km, and is watered 



