P. PEARSON 1951-1952 19 he obtained until tomorrow and Carl's letters could not be registered until tomorrow. I did some shopping and went up the hill again to 5km W and camped in open rich grass. Skinned then set 30 marmot traps along stone walls. Evening clear, some stars. Done rain during night but morning clear. Two Abdon bolini and 1 Phyllotis in my line; more of same in Anita's Puna antiseptics sublineae. Drave to Puno for mail t morning shopping, then towards Juli, gorgeous day with turquoise clouds, some plowing still going on, harvesting of tubers etc. Reminisc about half grown potatoes and barley only 1/4. Camped among stone walls and fields 4km E Juli, 12,500ft. About dark wind came up blowing and sprinkles of rain. Jan. 1 Some rain in night and until about 7, then day mostly clearing. Much talking with passing natives. Most know about bats but not how problems to catch them. Some also mention a "rata flores" = ? Abracomo? In my traps 2 Abdon bolini, 1 Phyllotis, & 1 Chroceomys. In Anita's many Phyllotis + abdonons. Long walk after lunch around end of our peninsula. Many potato patches on the south side, but the west east ("seaward") end of our peninsula is fairly wild with rocks, an aromatic shrub, a big thorn bush, some grass, and a few stone walls. The shore line is quite rocky-shrubby, even cliffs in some places. Found one good sea cave with a humming bird nest, small and pellets containing insects, and droppings of either swallow or bat. Another good cave