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ba V which, stretching toward the west along the 
‘ Ks of the Guape or Gaupc, had been already mentioned in 
dw Quesada and Huten. These two connuista- 
dif/*’ celebrated in the history of -America, reached by 
crent roads the llanos of San Juan, then called Valle de 
the^^O ^enoj-«. Hernan Perez de Quesada (1541) passed 
p '^oi’dilleras of Cimdirumarca, probably between the 
jr of Chingasa and Suma Paz; while Polipe de 
u , Jiceompanied by Pedro de Liinpias (the same who 
tab! enezuela the first news of Dorado from the 
soutT^^i llogota), directed his course from north to 
sidp ' r ^ 1 ^ which Speier had taken to the eastern 
of tlT^ n ^ wionntains. Huten left Coro, the principal scat 
p 1 , j^cman factory or comjiany of AVelser, when Henry 
ft was its du-ector. After having traversed (1541*) 
crri °f Pasiuiare, the Meta, and the Caguan, he 
rive'.^*^ banks of the Upper Guaviare (Guaynare), a 
Ori*^ was long believed to be the source of tlie 
mouth of which I saw in passing by San 
riehf^E Atabapo to the llio Xegro. A'ot far from the 
city ft Guaviare, Huten entered Macatoa, the 
the fi iri tSuapes. The people there were clothed, 
^Icgre^^ f ®P.Ppared well cultivated ; everything denoted a 
whipi ^ civilization unknown in the hot region of America 
csDprl'f Cordilleras. Speier, in his 
Wene Caqucta and the prorince of Papa- 
beforp +E P*’'^^‘ihly crossed the Guaviare far above Macatoa, 
Ariar' .Piuction of the two branches of this river, the 
ins' Tn Guayavero. Huten was told, that on advanc- 
the p p south-east he would enter the territory of 
Was ealT 1 °f fhe Omaguas, the priest-king of which 
baiiias which possessed numerous hci’ds of 
blanc-p« traces of cultivation — ^these ancient rescm- 
remarl-ati” of Quito — appear to me very 
saw"lli\ 1 . , already been said above, that Orellana 
of thp 4 ^ dwelling of an Indian chief on the banks 
mnvp., 1 heard mention made of 
here ends the domain of geography, and shall 
uten in the description either of that town of 
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