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Marshall, 1942
Jan 6 Mt. Cacaquiquie, Dept Morazan, El Salvador
& cold - water all over grass &
plants ; a marked differentiation
or zonation of climate right here -
in spite of seeming uniformity suggested
by VanR.
Originally this canyon
must have been humid upper
tropical in the bottom where cold,
shady, & wet - with ferns, vines,
& cloud forest trees; the slopes
would have been covered with
large oaks on west side, smaller
oaks & brush on we east;
ridges with pines, or mixed
pine & oak over grass. Large
oaks with ferns beneath still
occur on west slope farther
down canyon, & a few pines
still on ridges (on east side
of ridges). Now there is finca
on the west slope, the east slope
is cleared 1/2-way up & grown
to weeds & grass - some brush or
planted to corn. Small oaks
& brush on upper half. Bananas
& dense grass & vines & weeds
in bottom. Oak large mixed
flock of birds in bottom in a
few large trees (japs, sides,