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The temperature of the air at Guaranda, and that 

 of the greateft part of the jurifdidion of Chimbo, 

 from the proximity of Chimborazo, fo often mention- 

 ed for its frigorific efFe6ts, is very cold. The coun- 

 try is large and fertile, like thofe already mentioned ; 

 but the haciendas, or f^rms, are in general appro- 

 priated to the breeding of mules ; a few only being 

 fown with different fpecies of grain. 



VII The jurifdidion of Guayaquil is thelaft; but 

 this has been already treated of at large. 



C H A P. II. 



Sequel of the Account of the Jurifdi diions In the 



Province of Quito. 



VIII. ^Tp HE jurifdiflion bordering on the fouthern 

 X parts of Riobamba, is that of Cuenfa, 

 whofe capital is the city of the fame name, founded 

 in the year 1557, by Gil Ramirez Davalos. Its ju- 

 l^ifdidlion is divided into two departments, of which 

 ^he capital is one, and that of Alaufi the other ; the 

 laft reaches to Riobamba. and is governed by a de- 

 puty of the corregidor. Befides the affiento, it con- 

 tains only the four following villages : 



I. Chumche. III. Cibambe. 

 II, Guafuntos, IV. Ticfan. 



But that of the city of Cuen^a includes ten : 



I. Azogues. VI. Paccha. 



II. Atuncanar. VII. Gualafeo. 



III. Giron. yill. Paute. 



IV. Canary-ban^ba* IX. Delec. 



V. Efpiritu. X. MoUetwro, 



The 



