Seib, R. 1982 Tapachula, Chiapas, México 13 Aug to the room and preserved the sucttos. One Coniophanus has a very large prey item in its stomach. At Monte Perla they had captured two small Pliocercus. I had only offered 20 pesos for coral coral-colored suatros, but raised the price to 40 pesos for adults. I was really surprised to find that all the workers at Monte Perla are Indian. I have tried in vain to find out what language they speak. They don't under- stand me very well and speak very little Spanish. Even at San Jeronimo the Indians are more numerous than 3 years ago. At Monte Perla, many of the women and girls are wearing the traditional, colorful Indian dress. The people are far calmer, quieter and more serene than any of the Mexicans at San Jeronimo. Each time I visit Monte Perla to purchase suatros, I feel calmed by the presence of the Indians and by their "way." Anyway, after spending a horrible night in The Fenix, we tried to rent an out-of-service room at the Loma Real, but with no success. As a last-gasp effort, I drove