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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