Field notes, v1522
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full of vicuna and rheas. Saw more. Camped at dusk in ichu along a stream at 13,200ft in a red-rock gorge with lots of caves. A mothofprola ran off as we pulled in. Day sunny and very warm. Clouds to north and east Dec.4 No hummingbirds or rests in about 6 nice caves on north-east side of valley. No Chupinquea but numerous drople orange-red trumpet flowers poking up out of the ground on the steep slope. Clouded up during the night, all overcast at 5 a.m. Carol looked in caves on S W side of valley and found a baby bat lying on the floor above; no hummers in the caves but she saw one. Locality shall be known as 4 miles 13km SSW Popayana, 13,200ft. Huacullani and to Dec.5 Drove through Pinpama to Pichupichini looking for tucos-tucos. a gorgeous elevated straight road back toward Pichupichini and a landing strip has been abandoned almost impassable. No tucos, neither lemurdon nor pervanus. Drove to the border of Desagradors and waited about 2 hrs. for the advance to finish level; a muddy garlogo-stream dump. Bolivia offered a striking contrast immediately. neat towns, painted pastel building, lots of metal roofs, and fields planted and green. Obviously earlier rain here. Gasoline + most in abundance in Suazi. ate supper then, then camped in a field some rain while driving, and road with puddle in many places Dec.6 A few sprinkles dawn. Breakfast in Ja Paz, then south by paved road through slight drizzle and down to Carchola where we turned east toward Sa Paz. Lots of bunchgram (spars) atyplana, barely good enough to cultivate, but they try. Not many clowns + albinae. Then over the rutua toward Cochabamba. Much more high country than Chod