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The greatefl ptirt of k is cold but the valleys fo wa,rm 

 as to produce Coca, and abounds in all kinds of fruits, 

 grain, and pulfe, together with fufficient paftures for 

 cattle of all kinds. Here are feveral gold mines, and 

 the two famous lavatories, called Lavaderos de San 

 Juan del Oro, and Pablo Coya ; alfo that of Monte 

 de Ananea, two leagues from the town of Poto, 

 where there is an office for colle6ling the Quintos or 

 fifth, belonging to the king. In this province alfo 

 is a river, which feparates it from the mountains of 

 the wild Indians, and is knov/n to abound fo greatly 

 in gold, that at certain times the Caziques fend out 

 a certain number of Indians in companies from the 

 towns in their refpeclive diftrifts to the banks of 

 this river, where by wafhing the fands in fmall wells 

 they dig for that purpofe, they foon find a fufficient 

 quantity of gold to pay the royal tribute. This 

 kind of fervice they call Chichina. This province 

 has alfo mines of filver, which produce vail quan- 

 tities of that metal. In 1713 was difcovered in the 

 mountain of Ucuntaya a vein or itratum nearly of 

 Iblid fjlver, which though foon exhaufted, yielded 

 fome millions, and hopes have been conceived from 

 it of meeting with others, whofe riches will be of 

 a longer continuance. This jurifdiftion is alfo fa- 

 mous for the gold mine called Aporama, which is 

 very rich, and the metal twenty three carats fine. 



XIII. The jurirdiclion of Afangaro and Afilo., 

 %vhich lies about fifty leagues S. of Cufco, is every 

 where cold, and confequently proper only for breeding 

 cattle, in which, however, it carries on a very pro- 

 fitable trade. In the N. E. parts which border on 

 thofe of Caravaya, are fome filver mines, but a few 

 of them only are worked. Some of its lands produce 

 plenty of thofe roots and grains which naturally 

 flouriOi in a cold air, as Papas, Qiiinoas, and C?,r 

 paguas ; of the two laft the natives makes Chica in 



