The district of _Caxamarca_ lies to the eastward of that of Truxillo, and extends an immense distance between two parallel branches or crests of the Andes. It is extremely fertile, producing corn, fruits and all kinds of esculent vegetables, as well as cattle, sheep and hogs; with the latter of which a thriving trade is carried on with the lowland districts. There are also the celebrated silver mines of _Gualgayoc_ or _Chota_, near Micuipampa, the galleries of which are above 13,287 feet higher than the sea. The Indians of this extensive district manufacture cotton for sails, bed-curtains, quilts, hammocks, &c., and the chief town is _Caxamarca_, celebrated as having been the point from which Pizarro carried on his operations, and for being the place where Atahualpa was strangled. The palace of Atahualpa is now inhabited by the family of the Astorpilcos, the poor but lineal descendants of the Incas. It is seated in 8° south latitude, and 76° 10' west longitude, seventy miles from the ocean, on the western slope of the Andes, at the height of 9021 feet. Micuipampa is celebrated for its silver mines, its height above the sea being 2296 feet more than that of the city of Quito. _Chachapoyas_ is the next district towards the east and north of Caxamarca situated on the eastern slope of the Andes, and embracing an immense extent of country, in a warm climate. It is very thinly inhabited; but the Indians are ingenious in manufacturing cottons, to which they give beautiful and lasting colours. Chachapoyas and Llulia bound the government of Juan de Bracamoros in Quito. The chief town is _Juan de la Frontera_, or _Chachapoyas_, in 6° 12' south latitude, and 72° 28' west longitude. East of Chachapoyas is the district of LLULIA and CHILOAS, a low, warm, moist country, covered with forests, so that the greater part is uninhabited. The principal commodity of this country is tobacco and fruits; and the river _Moyobamba_ flows through the district in its course to join the Guallaga. The chief town of this district is _Moyobamba_, 300 miles north of Lima, in 7° south latitude, and 76° 56' west longitude; and some gold washings exist on the banks of the Moyobamba. The last jurisdiction of the Intendancy of Truxillo is that of PATAZ, including _Huamachucho_; its situation on the slope and summit of the mountains causes it to enjoy different climates, favourable for many kinds of grain and fruits; but the chief occupation of the inhabitants is in working the mines of gold with which it abounds, and its great commerce consists in exchanging gold for silver coin. The chief towns are _Caxamarquilla_ and _Huamachucho_, both of little note excepting for the gold washings in their neighbourhood. _THE INTENDANCY OF TARMA_