C Koford 2 Journal 30 24 Jan. 1978. Mon. Lv. Comitan 0800 on Transportes Tachos to Guatemala. for border. Wooded hills then. Immigration officials helpful & friendly, but telephone not working - so waited about 3 hrs. Then line clear, + one guard telephoned to Mex. D.F. to verify data of my lost tourist cd; I paid 90p. (22/$1) for call. No inspection. Met 2 men w. car from Minin; jwn to Dr. with them, $2 for tourist card. Cursory inspection of a few of our bags. Then the Minin men drove us on to Huehuet., when we cashed traveler's checks. Took 3 pm bus for Guate.; arr. 8 p.m. Pos Hotel Diligencia, $5. (For 2) 31 Jan. Shopped & strolled in Guate. city. Visited Mario Dary at Botan garden. He said he had not read my letter about project, sent last Nov. Dig. No available at Kormar; 4 zebra + chemicals at Kormar, cable 9 am. 11 av. Plan to go to Eter via Emilol line) on 3 Feb. Stayed at favorite Hotel Smija, $5 for 2. 1 Feb. 1978. More shopping. 80% ETOA $3.10/1. at farmacia. Formalin, 2 lls. 1.30 at Kormar; 1 ll. glas. acetis $1. Visited Just. Indigenista, very minimal + needy in zone 2; some info on Kekchi. Mario flew to Eter for the day; it rained there. 2 Feb. 1978. Shopped for food + agpt. Steel traps, Adanas cloth, ammo components, on 4 avenida, 15-18 ca. Visit- ed Mario; very busy as usual. Gave him written plan of cost tickets for Eter trip ($300) from 5 de los Mejia project. Emilol ac., 14° c. m. 6° av. 3 Feb. 1978. Fri. Lv. Litagua sta. (15-42, 0° av.) 0810 on fine bus, a former greyhound, about 1/4 full, for trip to Marino. afts. num. cloudy, 100%. Second growth trees broke on hills. Black wetness. 0850, bridge at “Aguia Coberta” over- one yellow (Codiospermum?) flowers on tree; some red other, mostly leafless. 0940, El Ranch - maguito, canchela