Cii. II. SOUTH AMERICA. 19 



CHAP. 11. 



Our arrival at Truxillo ; a DcscripUon of that City, 

 and the Continuance of our Journey to Lima, 



WITHOUT staying any iong:er at Chocope than 

 is usual for resting the beasts, we continued 

 our journey, and arrived at the city of Truoiillo, 11 

 h;agues distant, and, according to our observations, 

 in 8" 6' o" S. latitude. This city was built in \\íq 

 year 1535, by Don Francisco Pizarro, in the valley 

 of Chimo, its situation is pleasant, notwithstanding 

 the sandy soil, the universal defect of all the towns in 

 Valles. It is surrounded bj a brick wall, and its 

 circuit entitles it to be classed among cities of the third 

 order. It stands -about half a league from the sea, and 

 two leagues to the northward of it is the port of 

 Guanchaco, the channel of its maritime commerce. 

 The houses make a creditable appearance. The ge- 

 nerality are of bricks, decorated witli stately balco- 

 nies, and superb porticos; but the other of baxare- 

 ques. Both are however low, on account of the fre- 

 quent earthquakes ; few have so much as one 'story. 

 The corregidor of the whole department resides in 

 this city; and also a bishop (whose diocese begins at 

 Tumbez) with a chapter consisting of three dignita- 

 ries, namely, the dean, arch-deacon, and chanters- 

 four canons, and two prebendaries. Here is an oiiice 

 of revenue, conducted by anaccomptant and treasur- 

 er ; one of whom, as I have already observed, resides 

 at Lambayeque. Convents of several orders are esta- 

 blished here ; a college of Jesuits, an hospital of Our 

 Lady of Bethlehem, and tvvo nunneries, one of the 

 order of St. Clare, and the other of St. Teresa. 



The inhabitants consist of Spaniards, Indians, and 

 C 2 all 



