1. The governor, being detained at the mouth of the Bracamoros, had sufficient time to go up it in search of provisions; but on examination it was found that even higher up the shores were uninhabited. He therefore continued his course for a hundred leagues, arriving at the mouth of the Cocama, where they found Juan de Vargas and his party, short of provisions, in consequence of the length of time they had been waiting for the governor. They were all joyous at the meeting, and, the newly arrived party having rested eight days, the expedition left that spot, with some apprehensions at not having fallen in with Garcia del Arze, or heard any tidings of him.

At a short distance, as they were leaving the mouth of this river, the brigantine that had brought Vargas, in consequence of the rottenness of its timbers, began to break up, and became useless. This obliged them to distribute the crew and cargo amongst the canoes and boats, which, being overloaded, were in great danger, the more particularly as they were in so large a river. The river was swelled by the waters of the Motilones, Bracamoros, and Cocama, whose sources, according to some, are the rivers Aporima (Apurimac), Mancai (Abancay?), Nauca, Vilcas, Parios, and Jauja, and many more.