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which at first sight seem suspended from the 

 rocks, and in descending down the valley follow 

 the sinuosities of the torrents. 



We were received with great hospitality by 

 the monks * of the hospital. The father guar- 

 dian, or superior, was absent ; but, having had 

 notice of our departure from Cum an a, he had 

 provided, with the most attentive care, whatever 

 could render our abode agreeable. The hos- 

 pital has an inner court, surrounded by a por- 

 tico, like the convents in Spain. This enclosed 

 place was highly convenient for setting up our 

 instruments, and making observations. We 

 found a numerous society in the convent ; young- 

 monks, recently arrived from Spain, were just 

 going to be settled in the Missions ; while old in- 

 firm missionaries sought for health in the fresh 

 and salubrious air of the mountains of Caripe. 

 I was lodged in the cell of the Superior, which 

 contained a pretty good collection of books. I 

 found there with surprise, near the Teatro crilico 

 of Feijo, and the Lettres edifiantes, the Traite 

 (TElectrlcite by abb6 Nollet. It seemed as if 



in the Species, the Mantissa, and the Supplement, as coming 

 from New Spain, are from the Montuosa near Pampeluna, 

 or from the Mina del Zapo, near Ibague j consequently from 

 the mountains of New Grenada. 



* We take a pleasure in recording with gratitude the 

 names of Fathers Manuel de Monreal, Luis de Mirabete, and 

 Francisco de Allaga. 



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