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SOUTH AMEEICA— THE ANDES EEGIONS. 



Pacasmayo — Trujillo — Chimu. 



The port of Pacasmnijo, south of the Jequetepeque coast stream, presents the 

 same general aspect as Eten ; it does a brisk export trade in sugar, hides, and 

 silver ores, and is connected by rail with the inland towns of San Pedro de LIoc, 

 Chepen, and Guadalupe. But far more important for its future prosperity is the 

 projected line to Cajamarca and the Amazons valley, which will probably form 

 part of the trans-continental trunk line between the Atlantic and the Pacific. 

 North-east of San Pedro de Lloc the rails penetrate into the mineral district of 

 the Jequetepeque, which river is followed along all its windings up to its very 



Fig. 121. — Teujillo and Grand Chimtj. 

 Scale 1 : 600,000. 



West or breenwIcH 



78°40 



Oto5 

 Fathoms. 



5 to 10 

 Fathoms. 



Depths. 



10 to 50 

 Fathoma. 



50 Fathoms 

 aud upwards. 



25 Miles. 



source. Farther on the line ascends in zigzags up the slopes to a breach in the 

 Cordillera at an altitude of about 9,500 feet, through which it descends to the 

 Amazonian slope, reaching Cajamarca by a great bend round to the north-west. 

 Bej^ond this point, in the direction of Chachapoj'as and Moyobamba, it enters a 

 little-known region, where the surveys are not yet complete. 



South-east of Pacasmayo follow the w^retched little port of Garita de Moche 

 (now Salaverrï) at the foot of the Cerro Carretas, and the equally exposed road- 

 steads of Huanchaco and Malahrigo (" Bad Shelter"). The railway, starting from 

 Salaverri, penetrates northwards to the rich plantations of the Bio Moche, Trujillo, 



