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ranon ; nor is it the moft fouthern river which dif- 

 charges its waters into that of the Amazons ; for S. 

 of that lake, not far from Afangara, is the fource of 

 the river which pafTes through Guamanga. Alfo in 

 the jurifdiflions of Vilcas and Andaguaylas are two 

 others, which, after running for fome time feparately, 

 unite their dreams, and difcharge themfelves into the 

 river ifTuing from the lake Lauricocha. Another 

 rifes in the province of Chimbi-Vikas. And laftly^ 

 one ftill farther to the fouth, is the river Apurimac^ 

 which, diredting its courfe to the northward, pafTes 

 through the country of Cufco, not far from Lima- 

 Tambo ; and after being joined by others, falls into 

 the Maranon about 120 leagues eaft of the jundbion of 

 the latter with the river Santiago, But here it is of 

 fuch a width and depth, as to leave a doubt whether 

 it infinuates itfelf into the Maranon, or the Maranon 

 pays tribute to the Ucayale, as it is called in that ' 

 part; fince at the conflux its impetuofity forces the 

 former to alter the ftraight diredion of its courfe, and 

 form a curve. Some will have the Ucayale to be the 

 true Maranon, and found their opinion on the re- 

 motenefs of its fource, and the quantity of its waters, 

 which equals at leaf!:, if it does not exceed, that of 

 Lauricocha. 



In the fpace intercepted between the jundlion of 

 the Maranon and the river Santiago, are the Pongo - 

 de Manzeriche, and the mouth of the river Ucayale; 

 and about mid-way betwixt them the river Guallaga, 

 which has alfo its fource in the Cordilleras, eaft of the 

 province of Guam.anga, and falls into the Maranon. 

 One of the rivers contributing to its increafe has its 

 rife in the mountains of Moyo-Bamba ; and on its 

 banks, in the middle of its courfe towards the Gual- 

 laga, ftands a fmall village called Llamas ; which ac- 

 cording to the moft credible accounts, was the place 

 where Pedro de Orfica embarked with his people on 



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