A VOYAGE TO Book V, 



XXVni. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXII. Signals 

 on the mountains of Guapulo, Pambamarca, Cam- 

 panario, Cuicocha, and Mira. 



In the year 1744, when wc returned to the province 

 of Quito^ in order to conclude the whole wprk, having 

 conquered the difficulties w^hich obliged us to intermit 

 the :.rtronomical obfervations, as we have already ob- 

 ferved, Don George Juan added fix flations to the 

 feries of triangles, there being a neceflity for repeating 

 the obfervations of Guapulo and Pambamarca, in or* 

 ,der to extend the feries of triangles farther to the 

 northward, and of his repairing again to the moun- 

 tains of Campanario and Cuicocha. Here, and at 

 Pambamarca, he was obliged to remain amidft all the 

 inconveniencies and hardlhips of thofe dreadful re- 

 gions, till he had compleated the neceffary obferva- 

 tions *, all which he bore with great magnanimity ; 

 but at thofe of Guapulo and Mira, which ferved to 

 Gonnedt the obfervatory, thofe inconveniencies were 

 avoided ; but as the obfervations at thp laft ftatipn 

 were jointly performed by both companies, the par- 

 ticulars of them have been already mentioned. 



C H A P. IV. 



J^ejcription of the City of Quito. 



AS in the preceding defcriptions of the feveral cities 

 and towns, I have not fwelled the accounts with 

 chronological and hiltorical remarks, I fhall obferve 

 jthe fame method with regard to Qiiit'o, and only give 

 an accurate account of the prefent flate of this coun- 

 try, th^e manners and cufloms of the inhabitants, and 

 the fituati.on of the leveral places that fuch as know 

 jthem only by name, may avoid thofe dangerous errors 

 which too often refult from forming a judgement of 

 |hings^ without a thorough knowledge of them. \% 



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