vert themfelves with mufic and other en- 

 tertainments, at which there is plenty 

 of cooUng liquors, as they are well fup- 

 plied with ice from the neighbouring 

 Cordilleras. At thefe affemblies, many 

 intrigues are carried on ; for they think, 

 of nothing elfe throughout the year. 

 Their fandangoes are very agreeable ; 

 the women dance inimitably well, and 

 very gracefully. They are all born with 

 an ear for mufic, and moft of them 

 have delightful voices ; and all play 

 upon the guittar and harp. The latter, 

 at firft, appears a very aukward inftru- 

 ment for a woman ; yet that prejudice is 

 foon got over, and they far excel any 

 * other nation upon it. They are ex- 

 tremely complaifant and polite ; and 

 when afked either to play, dance, or 

 ling, they do it without a moment's be- 

 litation, and that with an exceeding good 

 grace. They have many figure-dances ; 

 but what they take moft delight in, are 



