Another version claims that around the time that the city was founded, the area was home to a green-colored fruit called chiclayep or chiclayop, which in the Mochican language means "green that hangs".
Outra versión sostén que cando a cidade se encontraba en proceso de formación, dábase en abundancia un froito de cor verde chamado “Chiclayep” ou “Chiclayop”, que en lingua mochica significa «verde que colga».