Crossword-Solution: PALTA 5 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 7

Palta thrusts his pole into the river bottom, and, throwing all his strength and weight on to it, forces the stern of the boat to swing round to the land, where another of the crew jumps out on to the bank with a rope.

Here Palta has plenty of work, for he has constantly to keep the boat off from some obstacle or other with the pole.

Geographical Situation of Lima--Height above Sea level--Temperature--Diseases--Statistical Tables of Births and Deaths--Earthquakes--The Valley of Lima--The River Rimac--Aqueducts, Trenches, &c.--Irrigation--Plantations--Cotton--Sugar--Various kinds of Grain--Maize--Potatoes, and other tuberous roots--Pulse--Cabbage--Plants used for Seasoning--Clover--The Olive and other Oil Trees--Fruits--Figs and Grapes--The Chirimoya--The Palta--The Banana and other Fruits 111 CHAPTER VIII.

Geographical Situation of Lima--Height above Sea level--Temperature--Diseases--Statistical Tables of Births and Deaths--Earthquakes--The Valley of Lima--The River Rimac--Aqueducts, Trenches, &c.--Irrigation--Plantations--Cotton--Sugar--Various kinds of Grain--Maize--Potatoes, and other tuberous roots--Pulse--Cabbage--Plants used for Seasoning--Clover--The Olive and other Oil Trees--Fruits--Figs and Grapes--The Chirimoya--The Palta--The Banana and other Fruits.

The Quichua name is _palta_, which is used as well as _aguacaté_ by Cieza de Leon, and also by Joseph de Acosta.