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pas ; which, by adding the distance of the Cor- 

 dillera, which is one hundred and thirty-foui: 

 leagues and a half, gives four hundred and forty- 

 two leagues and a half, the journey the traveller 

 performs in crossing the continent of South Ame- 

 rica by the grand pass of Uspallata. 



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