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On the fide of the river oppofite to the city is a fuburb, called St. Lazaro, which 

 has, within thefe few years, greatly increafed. All the ftreets of this fuburb, like 

 thofe of the city, are broad, parallel, or at right angles, fome running from north to 

 fouth, and others from eaft to weft, forming fquares of houfes, each one hundi^ed and 

 fifty yards in front, the ufual dimenfions of all thefe quadras or fquares in this country, 

 whereas thofe of Quito are only one hundred. The ftreets are paved, and along them 

 run ftreams of water, conduded from the river a little above the city ; and being 

 arched over contribute to its cleanlinefs, without the leaft inconveniency. 



The houfes, though for the moft part low, are commodious, and make a good 

 appearance. They are all of baxareque and quincha. They appear indeed to be com- 

 pofed of more folid materials, both with regard to the thicknefs of the principal walls, 

 and the imitation of cornices on them ; and that they may the better fupport themfelves 

 under the ftiocks of earthquakes, of which this city has had fo many dreadful inftances, 

 the principal parts are of wood, mortifed into the rafters of the roof, and thofe which 

 ferve for walls are lined both within and without with wild canes, and chaglias or 

 ofiers ; fo that the timber-work is totally enclofed. Thefe ofiers are plaiftered over with 

 clay, and white waftied, but the fronts painted in imitation of free-ftone. They after- 

 wards add cornices and porticos which are alfo painted of a ftone colour. Thus the 

 whole front impofes on the fight, and ftrangers fuppofe them to be built of thofe ma- 

 terials which they only imitate. The roofs are flat, and covered only fo far as is 

 neceflary to keep out the wind and intercept the rays of the fun. The pieces of timber, 

 of which the roofs are formed, and which on the infide are decorated with elegant 

 mouldings and other ornaments, are covered with clay to preferve them from the fun. 

 This flender covering is fufficient, as no violent rains are ever known here. Thus the 

 houfes are in lefs danger than if built of more compact materials ; for the whole build- 

 ing yields to the motions of the earthquakes, and the foundations which are conneded 

 with the feveral parts of the building follow the fame motion j and by that means are 

 not fo eafily thrown down. 



The wild canes, which ferve for the inner parts of the walls, refemble in length and 

 bignefs thofe known in Europe, but without any cavity. The wood of them is very 

 folid, and little fubjed to rot. The chaglla is alfo a kind of flirub growing wild 

 in the for efts and on the banks of rivers. It is ftrong and flexible like the ofier. Thefe 

 are the materials of which the houfes in all the towns of Valles mentioned in the pre^ 

 ceding chapter, are built. 



Towards the eaft and weft parts of the city, but within the walls, are a great many 

 fruit and kitchen gardens ; and moft of the principal houfes have gardens for enter- 

 tainment, being continually refreflied with water by means of the canals. 



The whole city is divided into the five following pariflies : i. Sagrario, which has 

 three priefts. -^a. St. Ann, and 3. St. Sebaftian, each having two priefts. — 4. St. 

 Marcelo, and 5. St. Lazaro, each of which has one prieft only. The parifti of the 

 latter extends itfelf five leagues, namely, to the valley of Carabaillo, and to it belong 

 the many large plantations in that fpace ; chapels are therefore ereded for celebrating 

 mafs on days of precept, that the people may perform their duty without the fatigue 

 and trouble of travelling to Lima. Here are alfo two chapels of eafe : that of St, 

 Salvador, in the parifli of St. Ann ; and that of the Orphans, in the Sagrario. There 

 is alfo in the Cercado, one of the quarters of the town, a parifli of Indians, under the 

 care of the Jefuits. 



The convents here are very numerous ; four Dominicans, viz. La Cafa grande, 

 Recolleccion de la Magdalena, the college of St. Thomas appropriated to literature, 



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