CP Kofod Journal 21 May 1978. Sunday. To Guatemala City County, rocky, but slopes cultivated. Burning signs rare. Good livestock market at Colind, with many Andeans and their dog piles and other wares. Then took road S to El Chel. Dirt road, one way, but much rock & not too steep. Desert/skull scrub & linder; old cultu ration. River started about 3000'. Later more oak trees, there above 5000' w. landside. Patches of banana or cane. A summit (Copita de Bat House) about 6000'. Bike climbed a few landside there, but no salamander found. | Descended to S.-march, potter larger pine, a few clean streams. Road gradually improved. Good water, for two, of dry brushy hills mostly. Crossed a wide muddy river on white steel bridge. Road up & down, winding. Occasional oaks. Reached paved road about 30 km from Lake Atitlan at San Juan SAC., a larger town. Pine area, probably used by city folks to cool off, a far weekend house. Truck crops on two acres. Returned the car (Vespa Patrol) to Hotel La Real. Stayed w. Giles & Saranne at Chlot Surja. Light rain in evening. 22 May 1978. Monday.