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lated at the time of its foundation, K^gan at the 

 iTontiers of Joxa, and reached to the bridge'of Valcas j 

 but at prefent it is bounded by the provinces which 

 furround it, and contains the town of Anco, about 

 three leagues from it : the city is fituated on the de- 

 clivitks of fome mountains not remarkable for their 

 height, which extending fouthward inclofe a fpacious 

 plain to the eaftward of the town, watered by a 

 Imall ftream defcending from the neighbouring moun- 

 tains j but the ground on which the city is built, being 

 higher than the breach through which the river flows, 

 the inhabitants were obliged to provide themfelves 

 with fmall fountains. Among the number of inhabi- 

 tants, Guamanga boafts at leaft of twenty noble fami- 

 lies, v/ho live in the center of the town, in fpacious 

 houfes of a confiderable height, built partly of ftonc, 

 and covered with tiles. Befides the largenefs of the 

 apartment, they have extenfive gardens and orchards, 

 tho' it is no fmall difficulty to keep thefe in order, on 

 account of the fcarcity of water. The large Indian 

 fuburbs round the city, add greatly to its extent, and 

 the houfes tho' low, are chiefly of fl:one, and roofed> 

 which conflcierably augments the appearance of the 

 city. This is indeed the general manner of building in 

 the towns of this kingdom, remote from the coail. 



The cathedral is very fplendid, and its chapter, be- 

 fides the biihop, confifl:s of a dean, archdeacon, 

 chanter, two canons by compofltion, a penitentiary, 

 and two prebendaries. It has a feminary for the fer- 

 vice of the church, under the title of St. Chriftopher. 

 The church of this feminary is that belonging to the 

 parifli of the Spaniards, and another dedicated to St. 

 Ann, the parifli church of the Indians. Befides thcfe 

 are the chapels of Carmenca, Belin, St. Sebafliian, 

 and St. John the Baptiil depending on it. The parilli 

 of Magdalena inhabited by Indians, is under the care 

 pf the Dominicans, and the in'cumbent has the title of 



priefl:. 



