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> province. They are now however, according to all 

 appearance, under an irremediable decay, being over- 

 flowed, and all the endeavours hitherto uled, in 

 order to drain them, have proved inelfediual ; lb that 

 'thofc of any confideration at prefent are in the moun- 

 tains of Popo^ about twelve leagues from the town, 

 which is large and very populous from the trade 

 carried on there with the mines. It has a revenue 

 office for collecting the fifths belonging to the 

 crown. 



VI XL The province of Pilaya &nd Pafpaya, or 

 Cinti, lies fouth of Plata, diftance about 40 leagues. 

 The greaieft part of its jurifdidion being among the 

 breaches of the mountains, is the better adapted for 

 producing all kinds of grain, pulfe, and fruits 

 which, with the great quantity of wine made here, 

 enable it to carry on a very lucrative commerce with 

 the other provinces, which are not fo happily fituated. 



IX. The province of Cochabamba, lies fifty leagues 

 fouth eaft t>t Plata, and fifty-fix from Potofi. Its ca- 

 tpital is one of the moft confiderable cities in Peru, 

 with regard to largenels, and the number and wealth 

 0f its inhabitants. The province in fome direftions 

 extends above forty leagues. Befides the fituation of 

 the city in a mod fertile plain, the whole country is fo 

 fertilized by the many rivers and ftreams, which 

 every where traverfe it, that this province is efleemed 

 the granary of the whole archbifhoprick, and even 

 of the diocels de la Paz. The air alfo is in moft parts 

 very mild and pure and in fome fpots filver mines 

 have been difcovered. 



X. About fifty leagues north-weft from the city 

 de la Plata, lies the province of Chayanta, extending 

 in fome parts about forty leagues. This country is 

 very famous for its gold and filver mines. The for- 

 mer are indeed at prefent difcontinued, though the 

 antient fubterraneous pafiages are ftill open. This 

 province i? watered by the river Grand% in whofe 



