Koford Peru trip - Summer 1963 8 May 1963. New York, N.Y. Consulted with Fairfield Orbon, president N. Y. Zool. Soc., and his assistant, Jorge Merch, at Rockefeller Center office. Met Peter Ismbel, Brooks Bacheland, who are principal members expedition. They expect to leave early June, fly plane to Peru, & set up base at Lucisiana on Apurimac River. Area to be explored: Cordillera Vilcabamba, lat 12° S., λ 72½° W., between Urubamba and Apurimac rivers.. altitude to over 14000 ft. At N. tip area, an area of 18 lobos. Expect to drop by parachute, set up landing strip. (Much correspondence followed - Merch, Bacheland). 9 July 1963. Arrived Lima, Peru. Left Puerto Rico night of July 7 via PAA flight 295, via Caracas to Panama. Stayed at Tivoli Hotel 8 July, and visited C Z BA headquarters, and Borges Memorial Lab. Delinks and Mordey now active in collection and identification of Panama birds. In Lima, took direct to Casa Humboldt (Francisco Paula Canio 358), pension and home of Koepcke. Dr. H-W.K. will accompany me to Lucisiana (Apurimac River) on July 13. 10-12 July, 1963 Lima, Peru Consulted Jorge Millery, Universal Travel, liaison man of expedition. Radio communication has been poor thru SATCO (airline). Started job of getting shotgun, ammo (Rebola Nosd, and license (337 Av. Espana). With letter from game dept., and help of Augustin Jordan in the Prefectura, secured necessary papers & obtained gun. U.S. ammo available, #10 to 12 ga., & also components, shot to #10, and .22 shot shells. Food good in Teasrooms, supermarkets, pizzerias, & elsewhere. 13 July 1963. With Koepcke, departed via SATCO at