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ruvian postman. It is very seldom, that letters 

 are either lost or wetted during the passage from 

 Ingatambo to the residence of the governor of 

 Jaen. After the postman has rested a few days 

 at Tomependa, he returns either by the Paramo 

 de Pareton, or by the dangerous road which 

 leads to the villages of San Felipe and Sagique, 

 the forests of which abound in bark of the finest 

 quality. 



