R.K. Selander, 1953 66 La Polka, 25 ft., Chiapas, Mexico Oct. 28 Took train at 12:30 Roedol for Mojarras but decided to hunt around La Polka instead. La Polka is located at the NE edge of the Laguna de la Joya and is a settlement of huts. No electricity. Huts located about 1/4 mile from the edge of the laguna. To the northeast of the huts about 1/2 mile there is a rather low hill which is covered with a dense, low deciduous forest. Land between this hill and the laguna -3/4 mile has largely been cleared for milpas. Around the water's edge there is a thick stand of low, dry trees having very small trunks - 6-9 inches circumference. Some low lushy hedgerows surround the milpas and much small mosquito-like scrub less than 10 feet high in pasture near the hill. The land is much drier than that around Tonala. Everything is deciduous except for a few bushes similar in appearance to small coffee plants or bushes. The laguna is mostly filled with mangroves but there is a little clear water around the edge. I judge that the original vegetation on the plane at La Polka was similar to that remaining on the hill - probably the Selvas Bajas Deciduous of Miranda. In any event the large trees seen at Tonala and south of Tonala are not present. We did not investigate northeast of the hill. From the edge of the hill I got a good view south towards Cabaana and Mojarras. The main chain of the