JOURNEY 



TO THE 



EQUINOCTIAL REGIONS 



OF 



THE NEW CONTINENT. 



BOOK III. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Mountains of New Andalusia. — Valley of Cu- 

 manacoa. — Summit of the Cocollar. — Missions 

 of the Chayma Indians. 



Our first visit to the peninsula of Araya was 

 soon succeeded by a longer and more instruc- 

 tive excursion to the interior of the mountains 

 of the missions of the Chayma Indians, where a 

 variety of interesting objects claimed our atten- 

 tion. We entered on a country studded with 

 forests ; and visited a convent surrounded by 

 palm trees and arborescent fern, situate in a 

 narrow valley, where we felt the enjoyment of 

 a cool and delicious climate, in the centre of 

 the torrid zone. The surrounding mountains 



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