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 riuer of Plate. And from hence downe the sayde riuer to Buenos Ayres are 120 leagues, and from Buenos Ayres vnto Seal-island you haue 40 leagues.

Now hauing put downe all that I know concerning the countrey of Peru, and of the way from the riuer of Plate vnto Tucuman, I will returne vnto Atacama, the Southermost towne vpon the coast of Peru, where I left. From this towne of Atacama till you come to Arica, all the coast is inhabited by Indians subiect vnto the Spaniards. But since Captaine Drake was here they have built towers by the sea side, whereon, seeing any saile that they doe mistrust, they presently make smokes, and so from tower to tower they warne all the countrey.

Hauing before spoken of Arica all that I can, I will now proceed to the next port called Camana being a towne of Spaniards and containing about two hundred houses. Here they make store of wine, and haue abundance of figges and reisins.

The next towne called Acari containeth about three hundred houses, and here is made the best and greatest store of wine in all Peru.

From hence passing along the coast you come to El Calao the port of Lima consisting of about two hundred houses: and here was a strong fort built since Captaine Drake was vpon the coast. The citie of Lima standing two leagues within the land, and containing two thousand houses, is very rich, and of more trade then all the cities of Peru besides: and this citie is the seat of the viceroy, the archbishop, and the inquisition.

Next vnto this standeth a small towne of the Spaniards by the sea called Santa: and next vnto Santa is another small towne of Christians called Cannete.

From hence they saile vnto a rich citie called Truxillo, being one of the principall townes of Peru, and containing about fiue hundred houses.

Then followeth Paita, which hath to the number of two hundred houses.

Leauing this towne they passe to Guaiaquil which standeth fortie leagues vp into a great bay or riuer, at the entrance of which riuer standeth Tumbez a towne of the Indians. All this coast along from Atacama to Tumbez it neuer raineth, as I haue before said: so that all the houses in their townes are not tyled, but covered with bourdes to keepe off the heate of the Sunne, for they feare no raine at all. Guaiaquil is the first place