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[Gibbins <he...@ge...>]

It, for I presume that equally large rivers empty into the south sea.
Doubtless the rivers of Uraba are not so important when compared with
others, but the Spaniards declare that during the lifetime of Columbus
they discovered and have since sailed upon a river the breadth of whose
mouth, where it empties into the sea, is not less than one hundred
miles. This river is on the borders of Paria, and descends with such
force from the high mountains that it overwhelms the sea even at high
tide or when it is swept by violent winds, driving back the waves before
the fury and weight of its current. The waters of the sea for a large
area round about are no longer salt but fresh, and pleasant to the
taste. The Indians call this river Maragnon.[6] Other tribes give it the
names Mariatambal, Camamoros, or Paricora. In addition to the rivers I
have before mentioned, the Darien, Rio Grande, Dobaiba, San Matteo,
Veragua, Boiogatti, Lagartos, and Gaira, there are also others which
water the country. I wonder, Most Holy Father, what must be the size of
these mountain caverns so near the