. The earth and its inhabitants ... Indians, former rulers of the land. Caraquesstands on the south side of the estuary, but its harbour is unfortunately obstructedby a bar impassable by large vessels. The Rio Grande (Canar), which enters the Gulf of Guayaquil opposite theisland of Puna, and whose port has taken the name of .Naranjal from the neigh-bouring orange -groves, recalls the powerful Cafiar (Cafiares) nation, whichoffered such a stout resistance to the Incas. The present town of Canar lies higherup the river near the pre-Columbian ruins of Hatun-Canar and Tomehamha—the 256 SOUTH AMERI
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Indians, former rulers of the land. Caraquesstands on the south side of the estuary, but its harbour is unfortunately obstructedby a bar impassable by large vessels. The Rio Grande (Canar), which enters the Gulf of Guayaquil opposite theisland of Puna, and whose port has taken the name of .Naranjal from the neigh-bouring orange -groves, recalls the powerful Cafiar (Cafiares) nation, whichoffered such a stout resistance to the Incas. The present town of Canar lies higherup the river near the pre-Columbian ruins of Hatun-Canar and Tomehamha—the 256 SOUTH AMERICA—THE ANDES EEGIONS. former said to have been Huayna-Capacs palace a few years before tbe arrival ofthe Spaniards ; tbe latter an old stronghold captured in 1530 by Atahuallpa afterthe massacre of 60,000 of its Canar defenders. South-west of Cailar and on the same Pacific slope stands the flourishing townof Machala, whose harbour, Puerto Hmlla or Bolivar, lies on the Jambeli channel Fig. 100.—CuENCA 1 : 900, West or oreenw)cli
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