R.K. Selander, 1953 438 San Pedro Muniz, 3000 ft, Chiapas, Mexico Oct. 19 Rita where the guide and I would join them, after walking from San Pedro Muniz. Oct. 20 Left camp at 7:00 and walked eastward with the guide. Passed thru a good stand of oaks (photos) for about 20 minutes. Then quite suddenly we hit real tropical humid evergreen forest. Trees (figs, etc) of huge size, thousands of vines hanging down, dozens of "elephant-wood" plant species, many small & medium-sized ferns. The palm seen yesterday - but only in locally. In the deep ravines - tree ferns!! -about 12 feet high (photo). Everything -but everything - is evergreen. Several plants (~3-6 feet high) with banana-like leaves - a few banana trees here & there. Some coffee along the streams (small). Country is very hilly - deep ravines. For about half the distance we had no trail and the guide worked constantly with the machete. Some of the roughest ground I have experienced anywhere, - was able to get several black & white photos of various parts of this forest but fog prevented any color shots. The only clue we had as to direction was the sun (which was just barely visible for a few moments at a time through the fog). You could easily take 50 steps from the guide & been lost but good: