Hosts, Dean 2007 Journal April 30 Biosphere del Quetzal, Purulha; Depto. Bajo Verapaz; Guatemala I flew to Guatemala City overnight with Jed Paperfuss. We met Carlos Nasquez and his friend, Justino, who is interested in working with salamanders. We drove to the Biosphere del Quetzal near Purulha, where we had gotten permission to collect. We started searching along the shorter loop trail at 18:45 as it became dark. We walked the short loop with lights until 21:00. Carlos got a Electryhyla; and Jed got a Graugaster and a Plethodyle. I found a Thorops, a Graugaster sp., a different Graugaster sp. and saw a Electryhyla in a high bromeliad that escaped. I also found an adult male Bolitoglossa lehmanni foraging out on a Heliconia leaf. Conditions were rather dry, although it had rained the day before, and the temperature was mild. I think conditions are good for bromeliads but perhaps not good for looking under cover objects. May 1 Finca Sachet and Biosphere del Quetzal, Purulha; Depto. Bajo Verapaz; Guatemala We got a fairly late start today, since I barely slept the night before. We drove to Purulha and then 5 out of town and stopped to talk to Don Gregorio Cristo Xicel, who owns Finca Sachet, where Justino has worked before (tel: 59642195; 54870475). He owns 3 caballerias of forest that he wants to set up as a private nature reserve. We worked in good secondary forest on his land from 10:30 - 12:30. We mostly opened bromeliads (50-80 total) but I also searched in logs and under bark.