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and over which are five bridges. The roads 

 are paved with a small species of stone, and in- 

 cline from the side towards the centre, down 

 which the water-channels are made, and not 

 -at the sides as with us. The principal jo/^^a, 

 in which the daily market is held, has on 

 one side the cathedral, and the chapel at- 

 tached to it, and on the other the palace of 

 the President, &c. ; on the North side, pri- 

 vate houses, with shops beneath; and on 

 the South, the Quartel of the Militia, and 

 the Record Office. 



The grand market-day is Friday ; the 

 market is held in the principal square, and is 

 crowded sometimes to excess. From the 

 platform of the cathedral you have a fine view 

 of the whole busy scene ; there you see the 

 poor Colombian anxious to purchase the 

 good things which the means his purse af- 

 fords will scarcely permit, and, on the other 

 hand, the healthy looking seller, (generally a 



