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leagues and a half, is a high rocky point, the termination of the 

 Morro, or hill of that name. This mount shows very prominently, 

 and has several summits to it ; on the east side is a valley that sepa- 

 rates it from another lower hill, with two remarkable paps, and on 

 the west it slopes suddenly to a sandy plain ; the nearest range of 

 hills to the westward are thrown in- shore considerably, making 

 Morro Chala still more conspicuous. 



W. 26° N., eighteen miles from Point Chala, is Point Chavini, 

 which appears like a rock on the beach ; between the two is a sandy 

 beach, with little green hillocks and sand-hills ; there are also two 

 rivulets, running from the valleys of Atequipa and Lomas, that are 

 seen in the distance. 



Half a mile to the westward of Chavini is a small white islet, and 

 a cluster of rocks level with the water's edge ; hence to the road- 

 stead of Lomas a sandy beach continues, with regular soundings olF 

 it, at two miles from the shore. 



Point Lomas projects at right angles to the general trend of the 

 coast, and, similar to Atico, is all but an island ; it may easUy be 

 distinguished although low, by its marked difference (being black 

 rock) from the adjacent coast. 



This road is the port of Acari, affords good anchorage in from five 

 to fifteen fathoms, and tolerable landing ; it is the residence of a few 

 fishermen, and used as a bathing place for the inhabitants of Acari, 

 which, from the information obtained, is a populous town several 

 leagues in-land. All supplies, even water, are brought here by those 

 who visit it : the fishermen have a well of brackish water scarcely fit 

 for use. Boats occasionally call here for otters, which are plentiful at 

 particular seasons. 



W. 21° N., twenty-three miles from Lomas Road, is the Harbour 

 of San Juan ; and eight miles further, that of San Nicolas. The 

 former is exceedingly good, and fit for a vessel to undergo any 

 repairs in, or heaving down, in case of necessity, without being 

 inconvenienced by a swell ; but all materials must be brought, as well 

 as water and fuel, none of which are to be found there. 



The shore is composed of irregular broken cliffs, and at the head 

 of the bay is a sandy plain ; still the harbour is good, indeed much 

 better than any other on the south-west coast of Peru, and might be 

 an excellent place to run for if in distress. It may be distinguished 

 by Mount Acari, a remarkable sugar-loaf hUl, almost perpendicu- 



