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CHAPTER XXIII. 
BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE JOURNEY FROM CARTHAGENA 
TO QUITO AND MEXICO. 
Ascent of the Rio Magdalena—Santa Fe de Bogota—Cataract of 
Tequendama—Natural Bridges of Icononzo—Passage of Quin- 
diu—Cargueros—Popayan—Quito—Cotopaxi and Chimborazo— 
Route from Quito to Lima—Guayagquil— Mexico—Guanaxuato— 
Volcano of Jorullo— Pyramid of Cholula,.................. Page 323 
CHAPTER XXIV. 
DESCRIPTION OF NEW SPAIN OR MEXICO. 
General Description of New Spain or Mexico—Cordilleras—Cli- 
mates—Mines—Rivers—Lakes—Soil— V olcanoes—Harbours— 
Population—Provinces— Valley of Mexico, and Description of 
the Capital—Inundations, and W orks undertaken for the Purpose 
. CHAPTER XXV. 
STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF NEW SPAIN CONTINUED. 
Agriculture of Mexico—Banana, Manioc, and Maize—Cereal 
Plants—Nutritive Roots and Vegetables—Agave Americana— 
Colonial Commodities—Cattle and Animal Productions,....... 370 
CHAPTER XXVI. 
MINES OF NEW SPAIN. 
Mining Districts—Metalliferous Veins and Beds—Geological Re- 
lations of the Ores—Produce of the Mines—Recapitulation,..390 
