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

 veftiges are now remaining. 



Along the delightful banks of this river, as far as 

 the water is conveyed, maize, and all other fruits 

 and vegetables that are natives of a hot climate, are 

 produced in the greateft plenty. And in the more 

 diftant pal-ts, which are deftitute of this advantage, 

 grows a kind of leguminous tree, called Algarro- 

 bale, producing a bean, which ferves as food for 

 all kinds of cattle. It refembles almoft that known 

 in Spain by the name of Valencia its pod being 

 about five or fix inches long, and only four lines 

 broad, of a whitifh colour, intermixed with veins of a 

 faint yellow. It proves a very ftrengthening food to 

 beafts of labour, and is ufed in fattening thofe for 

 the (laughter, which hence acquire a tafte remarkably 

 delicious. 



On the 14th, I arrived at the town of Piura, 

 where I was obliged to wait fome time for Don George 

 Juan, during which I entirely recovered from the 

 indifpofition I before laboured under from my fall. 



Here I experienced the efficacy of the Cabgu- 

 ala ; which I happily found not to fall fhort of the 

 great reputation it has acquired in feveral parts of 

 Europe. 



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

 is 62 leagues, which we performed in 54 hours, ex- 

 clufive of thofe we refted ; fo that the mules, which 

 always travel one conftant pace, go fomething above 

 a league an hour. To the town of Amotape, the 

 only inhabited place in the whole road, is 48 leagues, 

 the remaining part is one continued defart. At 

 leaving Tumbez, its river is crofTed in Balzas, after 

 which for about two leagues the road lies through 

 thickets of Algarrobale, and other trees, at the end of 

 which the road runs along the fea-coaft to Mancora, 

 24 leagues from Tumbez. In order to travel this 

 road, an opportunity at low-water muft be taken for 



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