the capital of the above district, twenty-five miles south by east from Mangalore. It is situated on a high peninsula, in a salt-water lake, which is separated from the sea by a spit of sand. Two rivers fall into this lake, and nearly inclose the ground on which the town stands. It consists of a hundred and fifty houses, and is inhabited both by Hindus and Mahommedans. Long. 75. 2. E. Lat. 12. 25. N.

**CUNDINAMARCA**, the northern part of New Grenada. It forms a department of the republic of Colombia, comprehends the provinces of Bogota, Antioquia, Mariquita, and Neiva, and contains 371,000 inhabitants. The chief place is Santa Fe de Bogota.