Field notes, v1519
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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