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1983
Journal
19 Nov.
Zozuilan to Oaxaca
Up at 7:00. Sleeping in the van
worked great, no traffic on the side
road all night. We went back down
to the main highway and headed
toward Oaxaca. Just past the Oaxaca
state line is the city of Teotitlan,
[illegible] We got gas and turned into
the town and found the road to
Huentla leaving from town. This
road is being improved and is pretty
good. We stopped and collected in two
places. (20:5 am) 10:35 A.
(1) 20.5 km. from the main road -
here we worked a small canyon along
a river. Many downed, rotting logs, and
good cover, but no salamanders. Seemed
pretty moist. (20:50 m.) 12:15 P.
(2) 20.2 km. from the
main road - here there are many Quercus
in oaks along the road. The grade is
steep and hard to work. On ~20
fairly dry Quercus we again
found no [illegible] salamanders. Frustration
sets in! We returned to the main
road and continued toward Oaxaca.
At Cristobal we went into town to
find the road to Santa Maria Popola.
It turns off of the main square. This