Mr. WAF ERV VoyJges, ka * H 



Shells. We were told by the Spaniards, 

 That at one time of the Year, the Sun 

 melting the Show that lies upon the top 

 of Mountains that are a great way up 

 in the Country, makes the River that we 

 looked for overflow; It may as well pof- 

 fibly be from Rains failing on thefe^ Moun- 

 tains far within Land $ for I never knew it 

 Rain oh all the Sea-Coaft Of Chili and Pe-No Rain 

 ru 5 but we could fee Clouds hovering pver^^ e 

 the Tops of the Mountains within Land, as 

 we fail'd along the Coaft { And once at A- 

 rha we could not fee the Mountain's peek- 

 ed Top for Clouds that hung about it ^ 

 though at 1 another time we faw it plain e- 

 nough 3 the Rains then- probably, being 

 gone off from the Hill-Country i But as 

 for Arica it felf and its Neighbouring Sea- 

 Coaft, we were told by old Spaniards, In- 

 habitants there, that they never had any 

 Rain; I have alfo been at one time of the 

 Year amore at the River of Th, but could 

 find little or no Water : Yet at another 

 time of the Year there was Water enough ^ 

 although I never knew ot any Rain on 

 that Coaft, and the Spaniards told us, it 

 never rain'd there, imlefs far within Land : 

 Yet they have very great Dews. At Copa-m,^ 

 yapo the Coaft is barren and defplate, and Ijmd 

 fo on each fide all along both Chili and Pe- 

 ru 5 nothing is to be feen but bare Sands, 

 and naked Rocks, unlefs in a Valley now 

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