towards the
north. I will, therefore, in a few words finish the discovery thereof.
Of the several nations which we found upon this discovery I will once
again make repetition, and how they are affected. At our first entrance
into Amana, which is one of the outlets of Orenoque, we left on the
right hand of us in the bottom of the bay, lying directly against
Trinidad, a nation of inhuman Cannibals, which inhabit the rivers of
Guanipa and Berbeese. In the same bay there is also a third river, which
is called Areo, which riseth on Paria side towards Cumana, and that
river is inhabited with the Wikiri, whose chief town upon the said river
is Sayma. In this bay there are no more rivers but these three before
rehearsed and the four branches of Amana, all which in the winter thrust
so great abundance of water into the sea, as the same is taken up fresh
two or three leagues from the land. In the passages towards Guiana, that
is, in all those lands which the eight branches of Orenoque fashion into
islands, there are but one sort of people, called Tivitivas, but of two
castes, as they term them, the one called Ciawani, the other Waraweeti,
and those war one with another.

On the hithermost part of Orenoque, as at Toparimaca and Winicapora,
those are of a nation called Nepoios, and are the followers of Carapana,
lord of Emeria. Between Winicapora and the port of Morequito, which
standeth in Aromaia, and all those in the valley of Amariocapana are
called Orenoqueponi, and did obey Morequito and are now followers of
Topiawari. Upon the river of Caroli are the Canuri, which are governed
by a woman who is inheritrix of that province; who came far off to see
our nation, and asked me divers questions of her Majesty, being much
delighted with the discourse of her Majesty's greatness, and wondering
at such reports as we truly made of her Highness' many virtues. And
upon the head of Caroli and on the lake of Cassipa are the three
strong nations of the Cassipagotos. Right south into the land are the
Capurepani and Emparepani, and beyond those, adjoining to Macureguarai,
the first city of Inga, are the Iwarawakeri. All these are professed
enemies to the Spaniards, and to the rich Epuremei also. To the west of
Caroli are divers nations of Cannibals and of those Ewaipanoma without
heads. Directly west are the Amapaias and Anebas, which are also
marvellous rich in gold. The rest towards Peru we will omit. On the
north of Orenoque, between it and