Journal 25th March 1972. Taracayure. Much of ride on corduroy road. At one point, crossed river over a large bridge, over half the length of crossing. Scattered trees & forest patches, and labor, as before. Finally crossed the muddy Usumacinta river, shortly before arrival in Tero-square, a fair sized town. We found our tented, Pedro Vega, had gone to Tripler. But we talked to various. One Jose Aguila, restaurant owner, said he was a chicleer and one of the first at Bonampak when discovered in 1946. He said trying & salote killed by hunters within past several years - hunter from Mexico, not here, using dogs and lantena. He also said now few alligators, few fish in river. He said no skins sold in local market. We heard place to Bonampak cost 500p. Trucks go to Leonel, 18 km. from river, and we can walk that or ride horse. We plan to try that method. 25 January 1972. Took 0600 bus to Benjuno, on railroad. Then, 0900 bus to 3. toward Bonampak. Through small settlements, fair lumbermill town, on dirt road. Through partly forest areas. To Santa Domingo, and to Leonel. Last in farthest point of road. Perhaps 100 families in lumber town. Big cedar logs are brought here - we paid had about 500 logs, to 30-40ft. The come by train, turned by tractor, from vicinity Bonampak. Then loaded on trucks & taken to mill. Jungle, partly cut, around town - parrots, coqueris, Tanager, woodpeckers. Opinion varied distance to Bonampak - 7 hrs. to 2 days. We took jungle trail, fairly well trodled, but up and down, with muddy patches. Turn to 100'. Corn fields. After about 2 hrs., dirt tractor road from Bonpoch. Heavy mud, but mostly walkable. Locals said in April