24 A VOYAGE TO Book VII. 



the Pafcana, or refling place, eredled inftead of a 

 Tambo or inn, and called the Tambo de Culebras. 

 The town of Guarmey is but fmall and inconfidera- 

 ble, confiftmg only of 40 houfes, and thefe no better 

 than the preceding. They are inhabited by about 70 

 famihes, few of which are Spaniards. Its latitude is 

 ?! 53'^ The corregidor has obtained leave 

 to refide here continually, probably to be free from 

 the intolerable plague of the Mofchitos at Santa, 

 where formerly was his refidence. 



On the 13th we proceeded from hence to a place 

 called Callejones, travelling over 13 leagues of very 

 bad road, being either fandy plains, or craggy emi- 

 nences. Among the latter is one, not a little dange- 

 rous, called Salto del Frayle, or the Friar's leap. It 

 is- an entire rock, very high, and, towards the fea, 

 almoft perpendicular. There is however no other 

 way, tho' the precipice cannot be viev/ed without hor- 

 ror; and even the mules themfelves feem afraid of it 

 by the great caution with which they take their fteps. 

 On the following day we reached Guamanmayo, a 

 hamlet at fome diilance from the river Barranca, and 

 belonging to the town of Pativirca, about eight 

 leagues from the Callejones. This town is the laft 

 in the jurifdiftion of Santa or Guarmey 



Patavirca confiils only of 50 or 60 houfes, and 

 a prop^)rtional number of inhabitants among whom 

 are foine Spanifh families, but very few Indians. 

 Near the fea coaft, which is about three quarters of a 

 leag-ue from Guamanmayo, are flill remaining; fome 

 huge walls of unburnt bricks being the ruins of an 

 ancient Indian ftrudure ; and its magnitude confirms 

 the tradition of the natives, that it was one of the pa- 

 laces or the ancient cafeques, or princes ; and doubt- 

 lefs its firuarion is excellently adapted to that purpofe, 

 having on one fide a moft fertile and delightful coun- 

 try, and on the other, the refrefning proibed of the 

 fea. 



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