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and savannahs (campos) several of which pene- 

 trate into the mountainous land, from south to 

 north, between the eastern and western branches 

 of the chain of Pacaraina, to the distance of 8 

 leagues north of the parallel of San Joaquin *. 



We have just examined the southern part of 

 the vast system of the mountains of Parime, be- 

 tween the 2° and 4° of latitude, and between 

 the meridians of the sources of the Oroonoko 

 and the Essequibo. The developement of this 

 system of mountains towards the north, between 

 the chain of Pacaraina and the Rio Cuyuni, and 

 between the meridians 66° and 61|°, is still 

 much more unknown. The only road fre- 

 quented by white men is that of the river Para- 

 gua, which receives the Paraguamusi, near the 

 Guirior. We find indeed, in the journal of Ni- 

 colas Rodriguez, that he was constantly ob- 

 liged to have his canoe carried by men {arra- 

 strando) by the cataracts which intercept 

 the navigation -J- ; but we must not forget a 



* We find savannahs between the Mayari and the Tacutu . 

 but east and west of those rivers, between the Tacutu and the 

 Rupunuri, the country is full of mountains. In considering 

 the whole chain of Pacaraina, we observe that the eastern 

 groupe, that of Cerro Cumucumu, is much loftier than the 

 western, which contains the sources of the Caritamini. 



+ In ascending from Barcelonetta to the portage between 

 Anocapra (no doubt Anoca-para, water of Anoca), and Arai- 

 cuque, across the Sierra Pacaraina, we find along the banks 



