jftout tU coaftof^recim'iiaio itf)e &uitg of m&toil 293 
inhere there ir, an Biflano, anD therein a 
SSemplc oft^e Sarnie, - inherent tbep fotof 
CD their ntfii j, anD kept their treafurc. 
Houma abouttbts lake are manp billa* 
ges, anD therein much gcoD fiG) is taken* 
^cme&ibat further pou come bnto the 
toton of Plara,i»tjtdj isabunojeD anD fiftie 
miles from Cufco, in tbepjouincc of Chai t 
cas, m a coloer atre tjjen anp other place 
in a\\ fyc billes: there are butfeine inhabi¬ 
tants, but fucb as are berie rich, anD moft 
becaufe oftbempnes of i J orco anD Potofi, 
foj Potofi ts not aboue eigbteene miles 
from tf>e totone of Plata, DifcouereD bp the 
companp ofCapfaineCaruaiai, fojtljaf as 
fomeof tljeBJnDtanstuitbone Ian dc ViU 
h Rod atoinnfinanofPiaratrauelleDfbtP 
rolntbecounfrep, tbep fonnD aJigbbiUp* 
fr|ms fiat anD e»en t«utek;e^:nper# 
cetutng ccEtaine tokens offiluer, tfisp mel* 
teDa pceceoftfie sptneraU, ano founo it fo 
ricb,tfiat one quintal rnaoc fourfrojs matbs 
bluer, tfielike inficreofbiasneuerbearo 
of* 
SDbts ncines being come fo Plata, p’C* 
fentlptbecbeefe gouernours of tl)e toUme 
inent thither,inhere tbep DiuiDeo bnto cue* 
rieman as mud) as be coulDDoooj labour 
in, inbercbp fucb refojt came f^ifl)cr,tba£ in 
Ibojt time tbc place toasinbabiteDb^ nto# 
then yooo.mcn: fbe SJnDtans toojbing anD 
making confractimth tlje ^paniarbstbeir 
matters, bob) mutb bluer tbep inolo ineek* 
ipDdiuer* 'SZfyis mane is of ainonDerfull 
frrangc nature,becaufe it inti not be molten 
bp blowing inttb tbcbelloibes* neptber in 
fomaces libe other mpnes, but ship in final 
furnaces bp tbemcaleD Gtiaira*,tnb«b tbep 
fette bppon the btgbeft parte of the btU,pla* 
ting tbe moutbes foutbtoarDe from inbenc e 
tbeininDe Dootb conttnuallp bl0ine,tb?Qin* 
ing into fl;e mine fire, coalcs, anD ft) cepes 
Donguc, inbercbp tbeininDe maDetije fire 
to burne fo t)ot anD cleare, as that not anp 
belloines o; other tnftruments coulDe Doo 
moje: anD the Peruvians ino^btng in this 
maner,bp fo eafic means baD fo great gain, 
that feme of them got ineeblp befiDstbep^ 
maifters parte, foftte tbcufanoe Pezos, 
but bp refo>t,it became likeinife to be fcarfe, 
foj that tl;ep left other mtnes,asPero, anD 
tbertuer ofCarabaya.inberetntbep founoe 
golDc, to come thither, becaufe there tbep 
maDcmoiepjofite. 
3n tbofc billes, ano al the lanD fbojoin, 
there aremanp batnes of allcolours, inber* 
ofmenmap mabefaire colours itbeftluer 
founD in this mpne, anD inbicb belongetb 
to tbefeing fo; b^ parte,is carrtcD bp lanDe 
to Arecpnpa, anD from thence to Lyraa, 
Thea.Booke. 
Panama,Nombrc de Dios,attD SpAinc. 
A further defeription of the fea eoall 
from Arequipa to Chile, and 
from thence to the ftrasghfs 
of Magdlana. 
(2 ^ uI!i a I^auen of Arcquipadiefb bnDer 
feuenteene Degrees anD a ijalfe, anD one 
mils anD a balfe from thence the Hiurr of 
Tambopalla , anD feuen miles anD a balfe 
further, there reacbetb a popnt info the feai 
not ful a mile bcpono,0> further oitt then the 
other lanDe, bpon the inbicb popnt there are 
fbjee sites : about this popnte not ful a 
mile from if, there is agmDlpbaucncalleD 
liio, inourCarDeRiode Vl/©^ anft there 
runnetl; ariucrinto the featbat bathgaiD 
inater, anDts alfocalico liio, IpingimDer 
eigbfenc Degras anD * : from fbencctbe 
coafr Ipetb foufbealt, anD foutbeaft ano bp 
eaft: anD fine miles $ a balfe ftirfber,tbere 
is a popnt tebicb the teamen call Moro 
del Diauoio, tbafis, arounDeboufeOjbo^ 1 
iiclofoinels. SCbiscoaftisalintlo anDDe^ 
fert,anD ioitb great Balzen: not full foure 
miles further from this popnt,there is anc# 
tljer rtuer not bene great, but gcoD ioater. 
ifrom this riuer ^ou0eafr,aho S)cntbeall 
ano bp eaftjfapltng feuen miles ano a balfe, 
there reacbetb another rounD bouel, inbicb 
ts bertebigh>anD mabetb certaine ooinnes: 
bepono tbis popnt is an Jflano, ano tbera# 
bouts lietb tbs bauen of Arica, inbicb Itcfb 
bnDcr 19 Degrees anD 4 1 from inbence the 
coafr reacbetb ^outbineft: notfulfeauen 
titties further, there runnetl; into the fra a 
riuer caUeD Pizagua, ano in the fame courfr 
failing along th e coafr,pou come to th e ba^ 
nen Tatacapa,bjbicb is ip*mtfrs $: baroe 
bp Taracapa Ipetb a 2 flanD,litt!e rnoje then 
a mile in edmpafie, anD is Dili art from the 
about one mile ano a balfe, ar.D there ma* 
Mb aifranD oj bap ofg>ano bp the bauen, 
bnDer 21 .Degrees: from T aracaoa pou fats 
along the eoafr loutb f bp inelt, about foure 
miles, ano then pou come to the popntc of 
Decacanna,ano 12 .miles bepono this point 
pou come to the bauen Moxiii iom, inbicb 
Ipetb bnDcr 22* Degrees ano a balfe: from 
this bauen failing bpinaroes frutb foutfi# 
inett about 67 miles anD a balfe, the coalt 
Ipetb in a manner ft'ratgbf, anD therem 
are fomc popntes,creefees,anD fanDte bates, 
at the enDc tebereof there is a great creekc, 
inhere there is a g»D bauen, calico Copay© 
Iping bnDer 2 7 Degrees,aboue the Inbtcb lt^ 
etb a fmat 3)(lanDe, about balfe a mile from 
tbe firme lano,® from thencebeginnetb the 
countrp of Chile,inbabiteD initb peoplesbe* 
Cc s tug 
