A considerable quantity of wool, some of which is of a short staple, but very fine, is carried to Lima, where it is principally made up into mattresses: this district sends also large flocks of sheep and some oxen to the Lima market. Copperas is found in several parts of it, and great quantities of gypsum, yeso, which is carried to different places on the coast, and used in whitewashing the houses. The dress of the inhabitants is similar to the dress of those who reside on the coast; the poncho is seldom or never dispensed with among the men, indeed the cold makes it quite necessary. In Caxatambo and Chiquian, evening parties are very common; no invitation is necessary except the sound of the guitar, and I have spent many very agreeable hours in listening to the _cachuas_, and _yarabis_--it is delightful to hear both their merry tunes, and their doleful songs. To the former they generally dance, the figure ending with each verse; this dance is somewhat similar to the Spanish fandango, or boleras; two persons dance it; and with few variations it consists of tripping backwards and forwards, then forming a semi-circle, the man dancing towards the right, whilst his partner dances in the opposite direction; this is repeated two or three times, and the dance generally concludes with a _sapateo_, beating time to the music with their feet. The dance is something like a minuet, but the movements are quicker. If a couple dance a minuet, they generally receive the noisy applause of the lookers on, and not unfrequently a handful of money is thrown at the feet of the lady by some _enamorado_, when the boys and girls immediately run to pick it up; this creates a bustle, and it is not uncommon for the young lady to be almost unable to extricate herself from the rabble, even with the assistance of her partner. The following was the favourite cachua in Cajatambo, introduced, I believe, by an Andalusian:-- Yo tengo una cachucha, en que camino de noche Y andando mi cachuchita, parece que ando en coche Ah cachuchita mia, &c. Yo tengo una cachucha, que compré a mi padre, Y él que quiere cachucha, que lo compre a su madre, Ah cachuchita mia, &c. The _yarabis_, or _tristes_, as they are sometimes called, are peculiar to the cierra, and except by a mountaineer, _serrano_, I never heard them sung on the coast; they are plaintive ditties, and some of the tunes are peculiarly sweet. The following is a yarabi which I have often heard:-- Ingrato, cruel, e inhumano Tus engaños causaron mi desvia, Tu contento te rias, y yo lloro, Ah alma mia. Busca adonde quisieres placeres Y cobra, sin jamas pagar el amor El tiempo vendrá, para que llores Con duro dolor. La muerte dará fin a mi pesar Tu vivirás con goso, y con risas, Pero no, te ha or atormentar Mi imagen, mis cenisas.