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P. PEARSON
1955
Oct. 16 Copacabana - Yunguyo - Puno. The number of aduanas,
traffic controls, guardia civiles, immigration, vigilancias,
etc. in both Bolivia & Peru absolutely unchevable. Their
biggest import must be still chain to stretch nerve wire at
control stations. Left at Puno gravel pit.
Oct. 17 All day getting car ground, shocked, and reclaiming my
deposit. Left 5 miles N. Puno.
Oct. 18 Lots of vicunas at Huaylleres, but nowhere else, about
some we when Carl was there. One band of 3-5. Young still
in herds. Stopped for about 2 hours at our turismo-place,
but saw & heard none. Left between Sotomoro & Salinas.
Oct. 19 Temp. -11° at 5:30 a.m. One brake frozen (from fordng
stream shortly before stopping). Removed wheel end built fire under
it. Very rough road to crossing then, miralike, hard to Canana.
Pased through a couple of lonas-all "annual" flower, no green-
but couldn't find a camping place with any vegetation.
Stopped between Canana & Atico. No type.
The mountains in my graver solitud photos on previous
trip are Chakina (tropicus amputa), and the coastal valley photos in
Rio Silvan with Nevado Amputa.
Oct. 20 Saw a soft crossing the road toward beach yesterday in bare
desert, and another trolley north of Atico. At this place there is a
cloud topped hill with bushy vegetation (card amos) about a half mile
in from the ocean. The path went down a cliff to the rocky shore
line and forged along the shore, sometimes getting wet from the spray.
Had practically no hair control.
South of Atico is a place with large planted cactus, smaller
cactus, flowers, and & few shrubs, plena lots of rocks. Looks