CHAP. I. JIAPS OF ECUADOR. 15 



village of S. Miguel to the larger one of S. Jose, where we 

 halted for food ; and we then pushed on in advance of our 

 caravan, arriving just hefore nightfall at the small town of 

 (ruaranda, the place which I intended to use as a base for 

 attack upon Chirnborazo.* 



NOTE UPON TTTE MAPS OF ECUADOR. 



Most modern maps of Ecuador are based upon those of M. 

 de la Condamine and Don Pedro Maldonado. The former of 

 these, 071 a scale of about nineteen geographical miles to an 

 inch, was published in 1751, at Paris, in the work Journal du 

 voyage fait par ordre du roi a TEquateur, servant d'introduction 

 historique a la mesure des trois premiers degres du meridien, 

 and was entitled Carte de la Province de Quito au Perou, 

 dressee sur les Observations astronomiques, Mesures geographiques, 

 Journaux de route et Memoires de Mr de la Condamine, et sur 

 ceux de Don Pedro Maldonado. Par Mr d'Anville de TAcad. 

 I'mperiale de Petersbourg. 



1 I give below our times between the several places which have been mentioned. 

 A single horseman, or a pedestrian, would not occupy so long, more especially 

 if proceeding in the reverse direction. Bodegas to La Mona, 2 hours 40 min. ; 

 La Mona to Savaneta, 2 lis. ; Savaneta to Playas, 2 hs. ; Playas to Munapamba, 

 4 hs. ; Munapaml)a to Balsabamba, 2 hs. ; Balsabamba to Tambo Loma, 3 hs. 

 30 min. ; Tambo Loma to Tambo Gobierno, 2 hs. 45 min. ; Tambo Gobierno to 

 S. Jose de Chimbo, 2 hs. 30 min. ; and thence to Guaranda, 3 hours. 



The following shade temperatures were observed, in the open air : — 

 Dec. 



14. 



La Mona .... 



83° Falit. 



at 8 p.m. 



15. 



do. .... 



72° „ 



,, 4 a.m. 



,, 



do. .... 



74° „ 



„ ^ „ 



,, 



Playas .... 



78-5 ., 



,, noon. 



IP). 



Munapamba (1337 feet) 



ro'^ „ 



„ 6.45 a.m. 



,, 



Tambo Loma (0850 „ ) 



02-5 „ 



., 7 p.m. 



ir. 



do. . . . . 



59-5 „ 



,, 4 a.m. 



,, 



do. .... 



60° ., 



„ 5.30 a.m. 



,, 



Tambo Gobierno (10,417 feet) 



60° „ 



„ 10 a.m. 



M 



S. Jose de Chimbo (8200 ,, ) 



65° „ 



,, 1.45 p.m. 



