Ch. VII. SOUTH AMERI C A. 427 

 time on its declivity, as we have already {hewn in the 

 third chapter of the fifth book. > 



Five leagues to the weft of this nK)tintain (lands 

 that of Illinifa, whofe fummit is alfo bifida and con- 

 ftantly covered with fnow. From it feveral rinilets 

 derive their fource ; of which thofe flowing from the 

 northern declivity continue that direction ; as'thofe 

 from the fouthern fide alfo run fouthward. The 

 latter pay their tribute to the northern ocean, through 

 the large river of the Amazons; while the former 

 difcharge themfelves into the South-fea, by the river 

 of Emeralds, . . .. 



North of Cotopaxi is another fnowy mountain' 

 called Chinculagua, Ibmething lefs than the former^ 

 though even that is not to be compared to the others. 



The mountain of Cayamburo, which is one of the 

 firft magnitude, lies north, fome degrees eafterly, 

 from Quito, at the diftance of about eleven leagues 

 from that city. There is neither appearance nor tra- 

 dition of its having ever been a volcano. Several 

 rivers ifilie from it, of which thofe from the W. and 

 N. run either into the river of Emeralds or that of 

 Mira, but all fall into the South-fea- while thefe 

 from the S. difcharge themfelves into the river of the 

 Amazons, 



Besides the torrents vvtiicb pn^cipitarc themfelves 

 from the fiiowy mounidas, cthert, have-tbeir fource 

 in the lower parrs of tlie»GoRiilleras, 'ahd #r their con- 

 flux form very laFge *^rki*' ilbble •Hver^^^'^hich either 

 pay the tribiife W thH^nt)i^i?h'or'te^ we Ihall 



hereafter obferve* ' *^ 



All the IpViiigs^ ilTuing ¥f0lii.''tlfe-m^^^ in the 



neighbourhood of €?Jeiif a/ df^ th@-%^5krM fouth fide 



far as Tal«qui; with tllbfe <5f 

 and nonihwarcf as 'far -M^ fhe-' FaMrtn" /ife " Burgay, 

 unite, at. about "half a'- league ' e^ft\?;iiiffi f a chapel 

 (Galled Jadiin, linder' the x^ire^'of the H:V'\t5 *of Paute, 

 where fore'iing a rivei:^ and pafHng ■ nejtr' the village 



from 



