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AMERICA 



Chap. IV. 



the fame, in hopes to find, together with the feveral dead Bodies, a Treafure bu- 

 ried. Two Leagues Southward from this Valley <Parmonga flows the River, Guay. 

 man, by the Spaniards call'd <^io del Falcon, from a Hawk which was feen there. 

 When any ftore of Rain falls here, a great part of the Dale Banana, lies under 



Water. 



Not far from hence lie the Valleys Gaura and Lima ; which laft exceeds all others 

 in bignefs, and was formerly exceeding populous- but fincc the Marquefs Ti^arro 

 built the City Los <I{eyos here, the Citizens have taken the Lands from the Peruvians. 

 The Mines hereabouts produce Gold and Silver. Amongft other things the Inha- 

 bitants highly efteem an Herb bearing yellow Flowers, which in a fliort time cures 

 a putrifi'd Wound, whereas if laid on found Flefli it eats the fame to the Bone. 

 strangeman- The Natives heretofore us'd tofpend their time in Hunting, and caught their Game 

 Hunt " after this manner, vi^. three or four thoufand of them would meet together, 

 and by taking Hands make a Ring of three or four Miles in circumference, 

 and at a certain Note or Tune Sung, or loudly Exclaimed, they drew nearer and 

 nearer, till at laft they were within Shot of the inclofed Game, whatfoever ic 



mg. 



were. 



The Countrey of Collao hath a low Point, from which a long Cliff runs into the 

 Sea, towards the fmall Ifland call'd IJla dt Collao : On each fide of the Point the 

 Coaft runs floaping in, the one fide extending North-Weft from Collao, to the Cliffs 

 <Pifcadores 5 the other South-Eaft to the fecond Promontory ; behind which is a 

 large Bay, where the Valley facbacama appears, famous for its exceeding fruitful- 

 aft nefs, and a (lately Temple built by the Ingas, where Ferdinando <Pi%arro found above 

 forefound by n j ne hundred thoufand Ducats, befides what the Soldiers and Commanders took, 

 and what the Priefts had hid, which none, though miferably tortur'd, would 



confefs. 



Oppofite to <Pacbacama lies the Valley Chilca, where it never Rains, nor any Brook 

 or Spring moiftens the dry Soil, which neverthelefs produces' Mai^ and Fruit- 

 Trees. The Natives us'd to dig large and deep Pits, in which they Sow'd and 



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ferdinando 

 tlzarro. 



