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is five miles in width, and clear in all parts. It is bounded on the 

 west by the Islands of Vieja and of Santa Rosa, and on the 

 east by the main-land, which is moderately high, cliffy, and 

 broken by a sandy beach, at the south end of which is a small 

 fishing village called Tungo. The people of this village are resi- 

 dents of Yea, the principal town in the province, which is about 

 twelve leagues distant; they come here occasionally to fish and 

 remain a few days, bringing with them aU their supplies, even to 

 water, as that necessary of life is not to be obtained in the neigh- 

 bourhood. ITiere is anchorage in any part of this spacious bay ; 

 the bottom is quite regular, about twenty fathoms all over, excepting 

 off the shingle spit on the north-east side of Vieja Island, where is 

 a bank running off that spit to the northward, on which are five and 

 six fathoms : this is decidedly the best place to anchor, for on the 

 weather shore, near Quemado Point, it blows strong and in sudden 

 gusts off the high land, and great difficulty would be found in land- 

 ing ; whereas, at the spit, you are not annoyed by the wind, and 

 there is a snug cove, or basin, within it, where boats may land 

 or lie ui safety at any time. 



Approaching this part of the coast from seaward, it may be dis- 

 tinguished by three clusters of hiUs, Quemado, Vieja Island, and 

 Carretas ; they are nearly of the same height, and at equal distances 

 from one another. The S.W. sides of Morro Carretas and the 

 Island of Vieja are steep dark chff, but Morro Quemado slopes gra- 

 dually to the water's edge, and is of a much lighter colour. At the 

 southern extreme of Vieja Island, is a remarkable black lump of 

 land, in the shape of a sugar loaf : off which lies the white level 

 island of Santa Rosa, the S.W. side of which is studded with rocks 

 and breakers, but there is no danger a mUe from the shore. 



N. 35° W., six leagues and a half from the north head, or Point 

 Carretas, is theBoqueron, or southern entrance to the Bay of Pisco ; 

 between the two is a deep angular bay, with the Island of Zarate 

 near its centre. The Boqueron is formed by the main land on the 

 east, and the Island of San Gallan on the west ; this island is two 

 miles and one-third long in a north and south direction, and one 

 mile in breadth : it is high, with a bold chffy outHne. There is a 

 deep valley dividing the hUls ; which when seen from the south-west, 

 gives it the appearance of a saddle ; the south extreme terminating 

 abruptly, while at its northern end it slopes more gradually and has 



