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from which it has its name, dilcharges itfelf into the 

 river of the Amazons. It is fo deep at Paute as not 

 to be fordable, though very wide there. 



From the mountains of Affuay, Bueran, and the 

 adjacent hills on the fouth, is. formed a very confider- 

 able river, over which are feveral Bridges. It is 

 called Cannar^ from that town being the only one in 

 its courfe ; which it continues by Yocon to the bay of 

 Guayaquil, 



The north parts of the Paramo of Afuay alfo gave 

 rife to many (treams, which, uniting with others com- 

 ing from Mount Senegualap, and the weftern fide 

 of the eaflern Cordillera, form the river Alaufi, which 

 difcharges itfelf into the fame bay. 



On tiie higheil part of the Paramo de Tioloma, and 

 near the fignal one eredled on this mountain for form- 

 ing our feries of triangles, are four lakes, the three 

 neareft it being lefs than the other, which is about 

 half a league in length, and called Coley; and the 

 others, which are not greatly inferior, Pichabinnac, 

 Pubiilu, and Ma6tallan. From thefe is formed the 

 river Cebadas, which runs near the village of that 

 name, and is joined by another arifing from the 

 fprings on the Paramo of Lalangufo, and the ftreams 

 from the Colta lake. After which, inclining a little 

 from the north towards the eafl, pafies by Pungala 

 and about a league from the village of Puni, is joined 

 by the river Bamba, which has its fource in the Pa- 

 rambo of Sifapongo. Near the town of Cobigies is 

 another, which flows from the mountain of Chimbo* 

 razo, and which, after diredling its courfe northward, 

 till it is in an eall: and w^efl diredion with the moun- 

 tain of Tunguragua, it winds to the eafi:, and adds 

 its water to thofe of the river of the Amazons. At 

 the town of Penipe, it is fo deep and rapid as only 

 to be crofied over a bridge made of bujucos. Alfo 

 before it reaches the town of los Bannos, it is in-' 

 creafed by the rivers Latacunga and Bato, together 



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