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picara_n which_o possess_v golden_a mine_n also_o the_o territory_n carrapa_n which_o have_v high_a and_o rugged_a land_n and_o many_o rivulet_n likewise_o the_o county_n quimbaya_n which_o abound_v with_o thick_a and_o long_a cane_n wherewith_o the_o native_n build_v their_o house_n in_o the_o hollow_a body_n of_o these_o cane_n the_o wild_a bee_n gather_v store_n of_o honey_n and_o among_o they_o breed_v also_o exceed_o great_a lion_n the_o fourfooted_a beast_n chuca_n which_o carry_v its_o young_a in_o a_o bag_n stag_n rabbit_n and_o guadaquinajes_n which_o be_v big_a than_o hare_n be_v exceed_o good_a meat_n the_o mountain_n nevada_n wonderful_a high_a and_o smoke_v continual_o produce_v the_o golden_a river_n tacurumbi_n &_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cequo_n twenty_o league_n or_o more_o distant_a from_o st._n jago_n be_v 7._o carthago_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o quimbayaes_n and_o by_o which_o the_o aforesaid_a river_n run_v the_o temperate_a climate_n here_o give_v health_n and_o long_a 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its_o head_n not_o long_o after_o donna_n paula_n be_v governess_n of_o payta_n a_o lady_n famous_a in_o peru_n for_o her_o beauty_n and_o oblige_a nature_n send_v cabbage_n orange_n citron_n and_o other_o provision_n to_o the_o hollander_n and_o request_v the_o releasement_n of_o some_o of_o the_o spaniard_n take_v in_o the_o engagement_n against_o mendoza_n but_o can_v not_o obtain_v her_o request_n from_o the_o uncourtly_a dutchman_n sect_n iii_o los_fw-la quixos_n quixos_n description_n of_o los_fw-es quixos_n the_o province_n of_o los_fw-es quixos_n lie_v south_n and_o to_o the_o southeast_n of_o quito_n be_v border_v more_o direct_o eastward_o with_o a_o part_n of_o the_o province_n of_o guiana_n call_v by_o some_o el_n dorada_n or_o the_o golden_a country_n on_o the_o south_n it_o have_v lima_n and_o cusco_n canela-â—ruit_a the_o canela-â—ruit_a this_o province_n be_v subdivide_v into_o several_a lesser_a territory_n viz._n canela_n pacomores_n and_o st._n juan_n de_fw-fr 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