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B. Shaffer
1979
Journal.
Hotel "El Repozo", Dept. Huehuetenango.
3 July.
After we put the battery in the car, it still
wouldn't start, so it must be in the starter after
all. I guess it comes apart in Great City. Well, we
left Panajachel ~ noon, & headed back to the border
to find "El Repozo". Go past la Democracia by about
5-6 miles, & it's on the left as you go north - a big
hotel & gasleneria, about 6 km. from the border. We
arrived around 4 & did a laundry in the sink
till 5:30 - then I went out & kicked over some
logs till 6 - nothing. There is a nice creek in
back of the place, but no frogs. We ate at the
hotel ($ 2.50 for 2) then went night driving -
North to the body, then south past la Democra-
cia, then back. We got 1 Rana pipiens & saw
a squashed toad - really lousy. We did see a
lot of bats, & we going to try for some tonight.
We were told that the road to the rabbit
locality is impossible, so we are waiting now to
catch a ride with a four-wheel drive that
might be going that way. El. at El Repozo - 2900 ft.
Hotel "El Repozo" Dept. Huehuetenango.
9 July
Today was the one day, one-shot ascent
of the Cuilco to try for Chiroptersmiths rabbit.
The locality, as we knew it, was from 8000 ft. -
by a dirt rd - so up we went - the road was very
bad so we decided to hitch up. There is a