Journal 28 February 1972. Las Palmas, S. Chapas, Mexico At Las Palmas, had to wait for a group boat to Rio Amilo! (Loe Lango much closer, but only one truck a day leave there.) So waited. I was very dead on Monday. Another bame had two pit spoonbelle (1st Omer's). Pancho said panute taken from tree 44. had foler in March - April. Various delays in time - no boat until 29 February, 0500. Load of fish, a few people, in August. Back to Rio Amilo. Saw 100+ white elis - some flying over, other perched or mangrove, including grayish jirus. As we ruin, on foot. At landing, 12+ garcolor (ejana) for sale at 10 pesos (over a meter long - photo). Fish, crabs, unblooded. Dark croppier shaped fish in ruin called "mojarno". Truck to Crecuitla. Path to E. was high in solid forest. Took due to Amrojo. N. of Creminto, foothills to E. had more cleared areas. (M.A. del T. says tall mangrove end about W. of Pijijiapan.) Basically drier as go N. Amrojo gave a than scrub lots dry zone. Changed to Triftla due winding road ascended - dry darkbrown forest, but some green foliage here and slopes.) Some area burned - also an coasted several to S. Burning will increase in next 2 months. One went to plateau basin phanies photos, where still dry, thorny brusher. Passed Triang y Libated. On to Cintalapa, Tiptla. Area drier than in mid February. 1 March 1972. Turtle Isutunig, Chiapan. Talked w. M.A. del Toro. He said a hike longer in Los Barron (near Las Palmas), Areas inside mangrove probably have jaguar still. / But collecting - a kill, C. del Hueso (?), near Zapote, about 4 km. S. of Triftla. Stream passing just S. of Zor had cover about 3 km. E., w. Late. Pucis, a bunied met spot in S. Made close A. Albino Crago. Augustus dem-