41* A M E%I C A. ' Chap. IV. 



1 1. Guadalajara de <Buga , and 13. Sebaftiande la Tlata, built on a Plain near the 

 River Guali, the Countrey about which is exceedingly troubled with Earthquakes 

 and the Inhabitants with their Neighbors the Nineres, who bring the Flcfh of their 

 Prifoncrs to Sale in the publick Shambles. 



14. Almagne, built on a high Mountain, and lying upder a cool Climate, is fur- 

 rounded with fruitful Fields, which feed ftore of Cattel, and enrich'd with feveral 

 GokUMines. 



15. Juan de Truxillo, which the Indians call Tfidnce. 



16. Madrigall- y 17. Qhapanchipa ; 18. Malaga- and 10. Jgreda ; the Mountains 

 about which inclofe ftore of Gold. 



Between the Promontory Ve Corrientes and the Ifland Talmas, are the Rivers Sali- 

 nas and Balfas, which fall into the Southern Ocean . St. Juan, whofe Banks arc in* 

 habited by a falvage People which dwell in the tops of the Trees, becaufe the Ri- 

 ver oftentimes overflows the Countrey. They fowe Peafe and Beans, and catch 

 Fifh, but buy other Provifioris, with Gold. 

 Tbcinc or- Againft the Mouth of this River St. Juan lies the Ifle Gorgona, three Leagues in 

 circumference, which is compared to Hell, becaufe of the difmal Woods which are 

 upon it, barren Mountains, Millions of Mujiicho's, whofe Stings are intolerable 

 and neyer-ceafing Rain, infomuch that the Sun never fhines upon it. 



Weft-South- Weft from Gorgona lies the round Ifland Del Gallo, about a League in 

 circumference . it is divided by feveral Rivers, and round about Planted with 

 Trees, on which the Indians dwell as at the River St. Juan. 



CHAP. IV. 



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The Ifle Del 

 Gallt. 



eru. 



The Dcfcri- 

 ption and 

 Divifion of 

 ttrk. 



PEru, fo call'd, as fome think, from the River %eru afore mention'd, in the 

 Southern part of America, was antiently a great and mighty Kingdom, as 

 Mexico in the Northern, and fell under the Power of the Spa?iiards much af- 

 ter the fame manner that the Kingdom of Mexico did, Vify through the Diffentions 

 and Differences amongft the People themfelves, as in the Hiftory of this confidera- 

 ble part of the New World will be related at large hereafter. 



The Kingdom of the Kings of Cufco, which in fome fence, and by fome Writers 

 upon occafion, is call'd The Kingdom of Peru, was extended by the laft Inca or King, 

 Huayna Qapac, from North to South above a thoufand Leagues together, compre* 

 hending not only a great part of the Province of Chile towards the South, but 

 alfo the new Kingdom of Granada, and divers other Provinces to the North . but 

 Peru, properly fo call'd, containeth little more than half fo much, ifo fix hun- 

 dred Leagues in length, and about fifty or threefcore in breadth, except onely in 

 fome places, as in the Countrey of Chacopoyas, where 'tis thought it may be a hun- 

 dred Leagues from the Andes to the South Sea : It lieth between the firft and fifth 

 Degrees of Southern Latitude, and is bounded on the Eaft and North-Eaft with 

 that vaft Ridge of Mountains which they call the Andes • on the Weft it is wafli'd 

 with Mare del Zur y on the North it hath the Countrey of <Popayan . and on the 

 South, Qhile: It is commonly divided into three parts, which they call 77;e Wains, 

 The HilUQountrey, and I7;e Andes . the Wains are that part of the Countrey which lie 



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