Field notes, v1519
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P. PEARSON 1955 andruin. In this canyon, however, (Rio Hualaya), andruin and darmini cannot be well separated by a narrow grassy zone between about 12,000 and 13,500 ft. Can go back into the canyon of the Rio Trigo. This one is wider, more grazed, looking drier, but still with a grassy zone to separate darmini and andruin. The problem is, why doesn't andruin go further south at about the 14,000 ft level (or doesn't?). American bobs just like alvarny, and abugler, etc., Darmini surely goes further north along the cordillera west of Cerru. Some snow-capped range there. They are planting and cultivating everything in the region of Huaros. Much is being cut for mine timbers. The quercus trees follow along the stream banks rather closely. The highest one in the Rio Trigo valley was 13,000 ft. altitude check: hills S of Cerru - 14,500 ft. After climbing drove across Panflo and through needle rocks to Hualay. Took a wrong turn here and went up a mine road to over 15,600 ft, then had to come back to H valley and up the other road. Overlooked by darkness at 15,000 ft, so pulled off onto grass-low floor. The low-jib + guan pampas that they graze allover on in southern Peru they dig for fuel here. They cut slabs about 1 ft x 2 ft x 3 inches, like sod, at this camping place along Hualay & the slabs are mostly yaretu with a little Distichia and grass mixed in. A partly dried slab 10 x 20 x 3 inches felt quite light and