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They Dye their Cotton with the boyl'd Roots and Leaves of a little Tree. 



Eaftward beyond Santa Crui^ lies the Countrey Pakanos, eminent for the great 

 Qalabajbes which grow there, exceeding good to keep both wet and dry Meats in. 



The Countrey receives a viciflitude of exceflive Cold and intolerable Heat • the 

 hard Winters taking beginning in Maj^ and continuing till the beginning of Auguft. 

 In the middle of our Summer a South-wind blows feven Weeks together here, to 

 the great prejudice of all Plants, which are during that time often walh'd away by 

 continual Rains. About Chrijlmas they Sowe, and gather in their Harveft in March. 

 During the rainy Seafon the Ways cannot be travell'd, being all overflow'd by the 

 Rivers 5 neither doth the Palm-Wood, which is four days Journey in length, permit 

 any accefs to the faid City Santa Crui^ becaufe the conflux of Waters makes it a 

 Moor all over 5 befides which, the Tygers Bears, and Serpents, make the Ways 

 dangerous, efpecially at that time. 



Through this Countrey the Spanijh Captain Nufco de CbaVas travell'd, when he 

 difcover'd the Taguamacu, a numerous People, which dwell along the great River 

 De la Plata. 



The Countrey about Santa Crui^ produces all manner of Fruit, but few Trees, 

 becaufe of the want of Rain ; but Corn, Mai^ Wine, GranadiUas, Lniumas, and T«- 

 cumay, as alfo the Plant Hacbalindi, in the Latine Tongue call'd Mirabile Peruanum 

 grow here in great abundance 5 which laft fhoots up to the bignefs of a pretty 

 large Body, full of Juice, and of a yellow ifli colour, out of which flioot knotty 

 Boughs, and about each Knot two Leaves refembling the Herb Jiigfojhade . the 

 Flowers which hang at the ends of the Boughs are long, and pleafant to the Eye, 

 by reafon of their mixture of Purple, White, and Yellow, and alfo of a fweet fmell. 

 It is a ftrange Secret in Nature, that this Flower opens at Midnight, if any Light 

 come near the fame : The Root alfo is accounted an effectual Medicine againft the 

 Dropfie. 



Sect. VII. 



Situation and 



Defcription 



of Collao. 



rioti 



4*9 



Collao. 



Chief Towns 

 and Places of 

 note. 





COllao lieth Southward of thofe Countries, which go under the general Name 

 of the Province of ' Qufco, having on the Weft, Urn* } on the South, Cbarcas ; 

 but Eaftward, and to the North-Eaft, it is fhut up by a Ridge of Moun-' 

 tains, running in one Body or continued Trad from the Confines oi&Uao, as far 

 as the City of Cufco, where they divide. The Countrey is generally plain, commo- 

 dioufly water'd in all Parts with frefli Rivers, and consequently affording rich Pa- 

 fturage and good Herds of Cattel. 



The chief Towns and Places of note arc, i . Cbuquinga, a great To v^, and held 

 to be naturally almoft impregnable, as being environ'd round about either with 

 deep unfordable Waters, or with Mountains unpaffable, and having one onely 

 Cawfey leading to it, reported to be for two or three Leagues together no broader 

 than to permit one fingle Perfon to march conveniently upon it. 



2. The City Pucora, which was formerly well inhabited, but at prefent nothing 

 remains of it, except theruin'd Walls of great Houfes, and large Images of Stone. 



j. AyaVire, by the Spaniards call'd las Sepulturas, being a Place efpecially enobled 

 by the ftately Monuments of the Peruvian Nobility which were found there. 



4. Hatuncolla, the Metropolis or chief Town of this Province, feated upon the 

 Banks of the River CaraVaya, whofe Streams are very much fam/d for Gold. 



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