88 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Buu 44 
given above (p. 83) from Peralta’s paper on the ethnography of 
Costa Rica, and in his work heretofore cited (1: 769, note 1), he 
says: 
To the east of the Sarapiqui, and from the mouths of the San Juan on the Atlantic 
to the mouth of the river Matina, was the important province of Suerre, belonging 
to the Guetars, who occupied the ground to Turrialba and Atirro, in the valleys of 
the Reventazon and the river Suerre or Pacuar. 
The chief evidence of the relation of the people of this province 
to the Guetare is found in the letter of Juan Vasquez de. Coronado 
(December 11, 1562, given by Peralta, 1: 760-765) where, referring 
to the pepediticn of Cavallon and the submission of the provinces of 
the Guetare, he mentions the provinces of Suerre and Turucaca, the 
former on the Sea of the North and the latter on the Sea of the 
South (764). 
The name is not referred to on the accompanying map. 
QuEPO( ?) 
The same uncertainty as to linguistic distinction exists in regard 
to the people occupying the section known under this name as in the 
case of the Suerre. 
Peralta (1: 769, note 2) says Quepo was ‘‘a province south of the 
Cordillera de la Candelaria, upon the Pacific Ocean, at 9° 30’ north 
latitude.’ In the extract from his paper, given above, he locates 
them southeast of Chorotega and the heights of Herradura, and 
south of the Guetare, extending to the Pacific ocean between the 
rivers Pirris and Grande of Terraba. He adds further that, accord- 
ing to the most probable conjectures, the Quepo belonged to the 
family of the Guetare, and that they were the enemies of the Coto 
and the Boruca. 
These statements, when closely compared with chose of the same 
author in what precedes, show some confusion; moreover, for rea- 
sons which will appear further on, the writer is not prone to 
accept the statement that the Guetare (the Quepo being included) 
extended southeast to the Rio Grande de la Terraba, as the valley 
of this river, in part at least, was occupied by the Terraba and the 
Boruca. It is not indicated on the map. 
TALAMANCA 
It has been found most convenient for present purposes, and not 
inconsistent. with correct classification, to retain the name Tala- 
manca for that group of closely allied dialects spoken by certain 
tribes of Indians inhabiting both sides of the cordillera in eastern 
and southeastern Costa Rica. These dialects, which belong to the 
Chibchan family, are known by the following names: Boruca, Bribri, 
