We located next la lazaret at a alight elevation in the eastern 
foothills of the Serranla da Macuire. the government agent here is 
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Senor don Carlos Afan&dor. Hazaret has 20 to 25 houses scattered over 
a sandy bench above the Arroyo Couahoropa which carries running water. 
The principal man here is Jussi Manuel Iguaran, related to Francisco 
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Iguaran mentioned previously. He is occupied in trading with the Indians 
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and in cultivation, and holds considerable property. Here there is also 
located the Orfelinato de Hazaret, established by the Capuchin Fathers, 
a school for young Indian children under the direction of Padre Andres 
now 70 years of age, assisted by Padre Jose Aguatln McKenzie, a young 
Colombian of Barranquilla, educated in Spain. The school had about 140 
boys and perhaps 75 girls ranging from 8 to 17 years of age, the girls 
being under charge of a Mother Superior, assisted lay 3 or 4 Huns. The 
Fathers had several Brothers associated with them. 
The higher slopes of the mountain range, which is located bach ten miles 
from the sea, are high enough to form a cloud cap from the ever steady 
trade winds. Across these summits we found a true rain forest completely 
isolated by the surrounding desert area from any similar region. 
