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temples; of all of which, though built of stone, no 

 vcsiii]^es arc now remaining. 



Al()?iG the delightful banks of this river, as far as 

 the water is conveyed, maize, a!id all other fruits 

 and vegetables that are natives of a hot climate, are 

 produced in the greatest plentv. And in the more, 

 distant parts, which aix? destitute of this advantage, 

 £-rovys a kind of leguminous tree, called algarro- 

 bale, producing a bean, which serves as food for all 

 kinds of cattle. It resembles almost that known 

 in Spain by the name of valencia; its pod being 

 about five or six inches long, and only four lines 

 broad, of a v/hitish colour, intermixed with veins of a 

 faint yellow. It proves a very strengthening food to 

 lieasts of labour, and is used in fallen i ng thos-c for 

 the slaughter, which hence acquire a taste remarkably 

 delicious. 



On the 14ih, I arrived at the town of Piura, where 

 I was obliged to wait some time for Don George Juan, 

 during which I entirely recovered from the indisio- 

 sition I before laboured under from my fall. 



Here I experienced the efficacy of the Calagua- 

 la; which I happily found not to fall sfiort of the 

 great reputation it has acquired in several parts of 

 Europe. 



From the town of Tumbez, to the city of Piura, is 

 62 leagues, which we performed in 54 hours, exclusive 

 of those we rested; so that the mules, which always 

 travel one constant pace, go something above a league 

 an hour. To the town of Amotape, the only inha- 

 bited place in the whole road, is -IS leagues : the re- 

 maining part is one continued desart. At leaving 

 Tumbez, its river is crossed in balzas, after wluch for 

 about two leagues the road lies tluougii thickets of 

 algarrobale, and other trees, at ilie end of which the 

 ^oadruns along the sea-coast to Mancora, f3i leagues 

 from Tumbez. In order totravel this road, an oj)por- 

 $unity at low water must be taken for crossing a 



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