CHAPTER VIII.

Robbers on the coast of Peru--The Bandit Leaders Leon and Rayo--The Corps of Montoneros--Watering Places near Lima--Surco, Atte and Lurin--Pacchacamac--Ruins of the Temple of the Sun--Difficulties of Travelling on the Coast of Peru--Sea Passage to Huacho--Indian Canoes--Ichthyological Collections--An old Spaniard's recollections of Alexander Von Humboldt--The Padre Requena--Huacho--Plundering of Burial Places--Huaura--Malaria--The Sugar Plantation at Luhmayo--Quipico--Ancient Peruvian Ruins--The Salinas, or Salt Pits--Gritalobos--Chancay--The Piques--Mode of extracting them--Valley of the Pasamayo--Extraordinary Atmospheric Mirrors--Piedras Gordas--Palo Seco 137