Journal Tehuantepec, Oaxaca 3 March 1972 Mr. Chiricahua, Chiapas, Mexico enter in from Los Flores (= Motzo? area) on highway (santa Maria de ?) to Coatzacoalcos, then go & to Chilpancingo, then up river P. in Oaxaca (both cant roads). Region uninhabited, wild rain forest. Reputed story that about 10 yrs. ago a rancher near Tres Rios, NW of Tancos, said lost 96 head cattle to tigers! Malpaso dam area - part still rain forest, in rough limestone, or R. Santer? area or Ocosandul (sp.?) side. | Lindenbaum - Radolfo Monroy. Tehuantepec Shin Iujer in F. = Francisco "Chis" Ortega, who has drug store stand edge of plaza (in portales). He lived Cir. 1950's. Says a trail cut N. from Yanatepec to get to area seldom for harvest; another entry to area. | Cuenca - he said a Dr. Charlie one wanted to?) buy it to protect peccaries (tobacco). Nearby areas: El Triunfo, Ferria Nacota, Isador. | Met Juan Ramirez, Mac D.'s field assistant. He said once saw an owllet attack and eat a dove. Thought like mainly birds. Mac D. said one day they saw 3 agouti owlets. J.P. said many tigers along his Quetzandulco, in upper area where go big lobos (and no people). | Whole of E. Oaxaca apparently rain forest, uninhabited inside, the climbing at edges, | On first (or?) visit to Cuenca, Mac D. saw big tiger skin. He thinks their worthily used as well as floor decoration, & that owllet preferred for coats & trims. | Don Tomas told of a cave with swifts on San Felipe, just before descend to S.C. Los Casos. Coa - another at Aguaceros, a cliff above R6 Flores along approach to Ocos- castillo (sp.?)).. | Stayed at Oasin hotel in Tehuantepec. 4 March 1972. Market now has pineapples, watermelon, starting mangos, few bananas. I saw no animal hides. | Spent now