Ch. I. SOUTH AMERICA, 303 



ance of the winds. In the territories of this jurif- 

 didion are two lakes, one called San Pablo, from a 

 village of that nanne on its banks ; it is a league in 

 lencrth, and about half a league in breadth. This 

 lake is every where furrounded with a fpecies of rufhes 

 called there totoral, among which are vaft flocks of 

 wild geefe and gallaretes. This lake receives its wa- 

 ter from the mountain of Mojanda ; and from it ifTiies 

 one of the branches of the Rio Blanco. The other 

 lake, which has nearly the fame dimenfions as the 

 former, is called Cuichocha, and is lituated in a plain 

 on the fide of a mountain of the fame name. Near 

 the middle of this are two iflands, both which abound 

 with wild Cuyes, a fpecies of rabbits, and deer, which 

 often fwim to mjain land ; but, when purfued by the 

 hunters, difappoint them by gaining the lake, and 

 fwimming back to their retreat. Several fmall fifk 

 are found in this lake, refembling the cray-filh, but 

 without a (hell. They are called, by the inhabitants 

 of the adjacent country, Prennadillas, and are fent in 

 the pickle to Quito, where they are the more efteemed, 

 as being the only frelh water lifh that can be bought in 

 that city. Nor are thefe caught in any great quantities, 

 though they are alfo found in the lake of San Pablo. 



III. The jurifdi£lion of Qiiito confifts of the fol- 

 lowing twenty-five parilhes, befides thofe in the city , 



I. St. Juan Evangelifta. XII. Puembo, and 

 II. Santa Maria Magdalena. Pifo. 



III. Chilogalie. XIII. Yaruqui. 



IV. Cono-coto. XIV. El QuinchCo 

 V. Zambiza. XV. Guayllabamba* 



VI. Pintac. XVI. Machacha. 



VII. Sangolquio XVII. Aloafio. 



yill. Amaguana. XVIII. Aloa. 



IX, Guapulo. XIX. Yumbicho. 



X. Gumbaya. XX. Alarigafi. 



XI. Co-coUao, XXI. Pomafquc. 



XXIL San 



