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market-day; the busy scene formed a great 

 contrast to the general deserted state of 

 the town. The most staple commodity that 

 I observed, was hide bags, filled with what 

 they called miel; but instead of being honey, 

 it was a species of molasses, obtained from 

 the sugar-cane, of which they make chicha; 

 besides this, all the common articles of 

 life were in abundance, and some coarse 

 cotton goods, partly native, partly British : 

 this is the only market-day they have, on 

 which every one has to lay in his week's 

 provisions. 



Oct. 13th. Liva, which we this morning 

 left, is a small town, formerly rich and 

 populous, but now does not contain above 

 six hundred inhabitants. It is built like 

 most other Spanish towns in this part of 

 Colombia, with a grand plaza, surrounded 

 by quadras, or squares of buildings, and is 

 situated at the foot of one of the branches 



