Rants, Dear 2013 Journal (cont) San Francisco Petros-Montanas de Guiler Dept: Huehuetenango Guatemala June 5 ...Four were from the same pine tree and two from the same brameliad. Oh, total, we opened ~50 bromeliads but got most salamanders right at the beginning. Started to rain at 16:00 so we went back to camp, took photos, prepped specimens, + made dinner. At 21:15, walked out to sinkholes (jubuares) where we found three two nights ago. Found 1 more in one sinkhole and 9 in another, where Carlos Jacobo had collected 4 (only took 2 of the 9). Several salamanders were well inside part of the sinkhole that formed a cave. Only took a few so as not to harm population. Walked back towards camp in a mist and searched for ~30 min in a nice, mossy forest w/ big trees but saw nothing. Got back to camp at 22:45. Weather was cool today, high around 22°C. Coro Cruz Martin, Sivia de los Cuchumatanes, Dept: Huehuetenango Guatemala June 8 On June 6, we packed up camp and drove to Barillas in the rain. Yesterday, we left Barillas with Luis and [illegible] driver from FUNDAECO, plus two Andreensis botany students. Drove 5 from Barillas to the Rio Juisel below the village of , where the road ends. At 7 miles to carry our stuff up to the small community of La Grinding, where FUNDAECO has a house. We had dropped off Jorge Swain Lopez + Susie in Huehuetenango and picked up Rodolfo Luna + Andrea. It was a steep, rather difficult hike up; I did it in 1.5 hrs, some people took up to 3. Started at 500m and went up to 1200m in the sun. Andrea arrived feeling unwell, and we spent the night in the village. In the morning Andrea...