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regular, and of the fame diiTienfions with thofe of 

 Lima. 



The houfes here are built of adoves, or unburnt 

 bricks, and very low •, this neceffary caution again il 

 the terrible devaflation of earthquakes being equally 

 necelTary here as in all other towns of Peru, calamities 

 with which this city has been often vifited ^ but the 

 moft remarkable are the following. 



1. In the year 1570, an earthquake happened, which 

 overflowed feveral mountains in this kingdom many 

 villages were entirely deftroyed, and great part of the 

 inhabitants buried in their ruins. 



2. In the year 1647, on the igth of May, many of 

 the houfes and churches of this city were ruined by 

 another lliock. 



3. In 1657, on the 15th of March, the earth was 

 obferved to have a tremulous motion for the fpace of a 

 quarter of an hour, and few of the buildings in the city 

 were left (landing. 



4. In 1722, on the 24th of May, great part of the 

 houfes were damaged by another earthquake. 



5. In the year 1730, on the 8th of July, happened 

 that tremendous earthquake already mentioned in our 

 account of Conception. This fliock not only mined 

 the greateft part of the city, but concuiTions were of- 

 ten felt for many months afterwards ; and this cata- 

 ftrophe was fucceeded by an epidemical diftemper, 

 which fwept away even greater numbers than had be- 

 fore perifhed by the earthquake. 



Notwithstanding the houfes are low, they make a 

 handlbme appearance, and are well contrived both for 

 pleafure and convenience. 



Besides the cathedral and the parifli church of the 

 Sagrario, here are two others, namely, that of St. Anne, 

 and St. Ifadoro. There are alfo three convents of St. 

 Francifco, San Diego, a college for ftudents, and, with- 

 out the city, a convent of Recolledls ; two cf Augul^ 

 tines, one of Dominicans, One of the Fathers qf Mercy, 



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