Ch. VII. SOUTH AMERICA. 4?9 . 

 with all the ftreams from both the Cordilleras, thofe . 

 from the fouthern fummit of Elenifa^ and the fouthern 

 fide ofRuminavi and Cotopaxi. 



The ftreams flowing from the north fummit of 

 Elenifa, I have already mentioned to run north Vv^ard ; 

 ^nd with thefe all from the fame Cordillera unite, 

 together with thofe ilTuing from the north and weft 

 fides of the mountain Ruminavi, thofe of Fafuchua ; 

 and from this jun6lion rifes the river Amaguanna. 

 The two laft mountains ftand north and fouth from 

 each other, in an intermediate fpace of the Cordille- 

 ras. From the north fide of Cotopaxi the Paramo of 

 Chinchulagua, which is alfo covered with fnow, aud 

 the Cordillera de Guamani, other ftreams have their 

 rife, and from their conflux is formed the river Ichu- 

 bamba, v;hich, running northward, joins the Ama- 

 guanna, a little to the north of Cono-Coto. After- 

 wards it receives the rivulets ifluing from the eaftern 

 Cordillera, and changes its name to that of Guaylla- 

 bamba. The waters which have their fource in the 

 weftern part of Cayamburo, and the fouthern part of 

 Moxanda, form another river called Pifque, which 

 firft runs towards the v/eft, and joining the Guaylla- 

 bamba, takes the name of Alchipichi, which, a little 

 to the north of St. Antonio, in the jurifdiclion of 

 Quito, is fo broad and rapid, that there is no paiTing 

 •it but in a tarabita, vv'hich we fhall prefently deicribe. 

 From hence it continues its courfe north v^^ards, and at 

 laft falls into the river of Emeralds. 



The mountain of Majanda ftands in the interval 

 between the Cordilleras ; and though it has only one 

 fide as it were, it is divided into two fummits, one 

 eaftward and the other weftward and from both 

 thefe runs a fmall Cordillera, which, afterwards join- 

 ing, inclofe this valley. 



From the fide of this mountain ifllie two large tor- 

 rents, which meet in the lake of St. Pablo ; from 

 whence flows a river, which, being joined by others 



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