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cold climate, like that of the mountains, the other to 

 a hot, like that of Guayaquil, mull, at coming into 

 sn intermediate temperature as at Tarigagua, feel an 

 equal cHiTerence ; one with regard to heat, and the 

 other with regard- to coki which demonftrates that 

 famous opinion, that the fenfes are fubjedl to as many- 

 apparent alterations, as the fenfations are various in- 

 rhofs who fee! them^ For the imprelTions of objects 

 are difTerent, according to the different difpofitiosi' of 

 the fcnfcs and the organs of two perfons differently 

 difpofed, are differently afteded. At a quarter paft 

 nine in the morning we began to afcend the moun- 

 tain of San Antonia, the foot of which is at Tariga- 

 gua ; and, at one, came to a place called by the In- 

 dians Guamac, or Crofs of canes. Here is a fmall 

 but inclining plain and being told that it was half 

 way up the accliviryj and our beafts requiring reft, we 

 halted here. 



The ruggednefs of the road from Tarigagna lead- 

 ing up- this mountain, is not eafily del-eribed. It gave 

 us n^ore trouble and fatigue, befides the dangers we 

 were every moment expofed to, than all v/e had expe- 

 rienced in our former journies. In fome parts the 

 declivity is fo great, that the mules can fcarce keep 

 their footing, and in others the acclivity is equally 

 ditricult. In many places the road is fo narrow, that 

 the mules have fcarce room to fet their feet and, 

 in others, a coi-itinued feries of precipices. Befides, 

 thefe roaxls, or rather paths, are fu?ll of holes, or ca- 

 m.elones, near three quarters of a yard deep, in which 

 the mules put their fore and hind feet i fo that fome- 

 limes they drav/ their bellies and rider's legs along 

 the ground. Indeed theie holes ferve as fteps, with- 

 out which the precipices would be in a great raeafure 

 impradicable. But fhould the creature happen to 

 put his toot between two of thefe holes, or not place 

 it right, the rider falls, and, if on the fide of the 

 precipice, inevitably perifhes. It may perhaps be 

 6 faid. 



