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found falt-petre of which gnnpowder is made at that 

 city. Beudes thefe advantages it has a good fifhery, 

 which affords a comfortable fubfiftence to the Indian 

 inhabitants of the towns, particularly thole fituated 

 near the fea coall ; together with plenty of fruits, pulfe, 

 and poultry, the breeding of which is another occu- 

 pation of the IrKlians. Whence a large trade is carried 

 on between this jurifdi6lion and Lima. 



VI. Ica, Pifco, and Nafca are three towns which 

 denominate this jurifdidion ; one part of it runs 

 along the coaft fouthward, and its territories ex- 



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tend above 60 leagues ; but are intermixed with 

 fome defarts, and the country being fandy, thofe 

 parts which are beyond the reach of the trenches 

 cut from the rivers are generally barren. I fay 

 generally, becaufe there are fome trads, which, 

 without the benefit of an artificial watering, are 

 planted with vines, and produce excellent grapes, 

 the roots being fupplied with moifture from the in- 

 ternal humidity of the earth. Great quantities of 

 wines are made from them, and chiefly exported to 

 Callao, and from thence to Guayaquil and Panama ; 

 alfo to Guamanga, and other inland provinces : they 

 alio extrad from thefe wines great quantities of 

 brandy. Some parts of this jurifdidion are planted 

 with olive-trees, which produce excellent fruit either 

 for eating, or oil. The fields, which are watered 

 by the trenches, yield an uncommon plenty of wheat, 

 maize, and fruits. The jurifdidion of Ica is re- 

 markable for fpacious woods of Algarrobales or 

 carob- trees, v/ith the fruit of Vv'hich the inhabitants 

 feed vail numbers of alTes, for the ufes of agricul- 

 ture. The Indians who live near the fea apply them- 

 felves to fiihing, and after faking carry it to the towns 

 among the mountains, where they never fail of a good 

 market. 



VII. The jurifdiclion of Guarachiri contains the 

 firll chain and part of the fecond of the mountains, 



I 3 extending 



