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par^ reached quite round the wall, there was only 

 one afcent to it, which was adjoining to the oval 

 tower. The outward and inward walls are all. of the 

 fame kind of flone, very hard and well-polifhed : 

 and difpofed like thofe of Callo. The apartments 

 alfo were without ceiling or Eooring, like thofe of 

 the above-mentioned palace. 



At Pomailadla, within the jurifdiclion of the 

 town of Guafuntos, are fome rudera of another 

 fortrefs like the former: and it is a common opinioa 

 here, that there was a fubterraneous communication 

 between thefe two fortifications ; but this does not 

 fcem at all probable. For befidcs the diftance of 

 fix leagues, the ground is very uneven, and inter- 

 rupted by fome of the fmaller branches of the Cor- 

 dilleras, breaches, and brooks. The inhabitants are^ 

 however, very tenacious of their opinion : and fome 

 affirm, that a few years before our arrival in. the coun- 

 try, a perfon entered this fubterraneous paffage at 

 the fort of Canar, but his light going out, he was 

 obliged to return.. They farther fay, that the en- 

 trance is within the fort at the foot of the tower,, 

 where indeed there is a fmall low door, but now 

 choaked up with earth ; and was doubtlefs for fome 

 ufe. But this does not imply that it led to the other 

 fortrefs, as, befides a great quantity of lights,/ there 

 mull alfo have been here and there vent-holes or fpira- 

 cles, which, confidering the mountaias, is utterly im- 

 pradicable. 



Many other walls and rums are feen all over tha 

 country, both in the plains, on the fides of the. 

 hills, and on their fummits ; but moft in defert 

 places, and without any veftige of a town or village 

 near them and, except thefe three, they are either 

 of adoves or unknown ftone, without any arrange- 

 ment. The more irregular are thought to be the 

 works ox Indians before they were reduced by the 



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