▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mission ▁recognized ▁the ▁C ay am be ▁Valley ▁and ▁stayed ▁there , ▁establish ing ▁Cer ro ▁P amb amar ca ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁point . ▁ ▁La ▁Cond am ine ▁rel ates ▁that ▁the ▁st akes ▁put ▁to ▁realize ▁the ▁investig ations ▁were ▁st olen ▁each ▁by ▁n atives ▁even ▁putting ▁at ▁risk ▁their ▁own ▁lives , ▁because ▁they ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁del im itate ▁the ▁Spanish ▁domains ▁and ▁stri pping ▁them ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁properties ▁still ▁own ▁by ▁them ▁induced ▁by ▁murm uring ▁of ▁land own ers , ▁ste wards ▁and ▁for emen ▁in ▁vic inity . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁and ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁ste ep ness ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁the ▁Gu ach al á ▁the ▁Mission ▁decided ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁measurements ▁on ▁the ▁plain ▁of ▁Y aru qu í . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁placed ▁a ▁stone ▁table t ▁indicating ▁the ▁equ ator ▁ 2   km ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁house , ▁div iding ▁the ▁ha ci enda ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁hem is pher es . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁the ▁precise ▁place ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁put , ▁but ▁today ▁it ▁rest s ▁in ▁the ▁Astronom ical ▁Observ atory ▁of ▁Qu ito . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁and ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁Jorge ▁Juan ▁y ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Ul lo a ▁in ▁his ▁journey ▁to ▁Qu ito ▁rel ates ▁the ▁visit ▁of ▁Joseph ▁de ▁E sl aba , ▁who ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁the ▁Ha ci