Journal 23 January 1972. Hotel Palenque there. The flat country all day drive was studied with palm, cedar, & other trees - rarely cut down. Some corn, some bananas, other crops. Many zebu cattle. Lobos & sugarcane areas. At Palenque, small scattered trees on flat - front estate at foot hills on both side of town. Along del T. had said lumber there - local American company had land more. Fellow passenger said 2 lumber cor. at Palenque, one of them of big plywood company. Not tropical climate. 24 January 1972. Took 7 a.m. bus for Pinar (Pino), about 8 km. Free to walk and climb among them. Evidence of boote rooting in some rooms, & droppings or food remains in some corners. A few men were apparently guards, but very indolent. Nearby a museum, not open at early hour. One caretaker said tigrillos & loncillas seen occasionally, but never tigre. Nor aguila. Said many people in area, much shooting of animals. He said bowler song yesterday morning to NW of the del temple. Also claimed usual scentment of mambo - paco, mice de noche, etc. We saw toconas, and some tropicoles along road. Walked out about a mile to where camping area being leveled. Bus block. Then to lumber mill near R R station, where man in office said lumbering local and there were no roads from Palenque into the selva - he said to go to Trespinos. One local said cost 1500 pesos for plane to Ponambook Boconcope from Palenque. We departed noon on bus for Catapico. Then my market changed to another to