CKoford 1969 23 Journal La libertad, Peru. 13000 ft. 31 August 1969 To: 10 mi. WNW of Santiago de Chucos, Dpto., My snap traps held 4 Phylotis, most or all P. andinum. I put up 5, discarded jaws. ML took 11 mice, including apparent P. mozistis and some Abadiri bolivianus. Roy got 4 P.a. We put up snares. I collected 2 leijarse on rocky slope of oat stubble field. Then drove toward Otuzgo, crossed river just after junction, then (8 mi. from jot.) on through Palapampa, 8500'. Much planted eucalyptus ; hard heavily grazed and planted. Dry aspect; 5 mi. beyond (Palapampa) Palapampa, again crossed river - dirty yellow color (mr. law 89 post). About 7 mi. on, mr. law. 100-105, pasture, patches of brush, some rock outcrops and walls - prospective complete, and still eucalyptus (about 10,500). 20 mi. beyond Polle p., again crossed yellow river. Much sign mining, & extensive mine buildings about 4 mi. on, at Horay ( Northern Peru Mining, Inc.). We took branch toward Santiago de Chucos (54 km.), not going on 6 km to Quiricote road wound up through open rolling graveland wr. few rock outcrops. 7 miles from Horay, we saw seed snipe, & I shot a Capella & plovers. Also saw frogs in clear stream. Some Distichlis growing low. Cold, over- cast, & some hail. 2 miles on to highest point, 13100' by our altimeter. We camped about 4/2 mile down S de Chucos side & set traps via boulders and cliffs. Last 22 snap traps..! (open.) About 9 p.m., an Abadiri bolivianus caught. Overcast night, light breeze. 1 September 1969 My traps held 1 Ornyzomyx (open). Others took Colomys, Phylotis pictus. Saw and heard splithorn near roads, grass low heavily grazed, mostly 2-3" tall. No frost last night. We drove 4 miles toward Santiago (R.H. collected a T hirstorum, and we saw others) de Chucos to high point where we could see many nts. of Cordillera Blanca to S. Most mountain in distance looked black. Then back toward N about 2 miles, to peak