Journal and species accounts, v1347
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Hawken, James 1975 Journal Panama: Boquete area Hotel Panamonte, Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama 16 August exposed hillside with low shrubs and orange trees. It was distinctly different from other areas found previously with an almost black dorsal coloration and dorsal spines forming a slight mid- dorsal spine from just behind the head to tail tip. New leg was orangeish. 17 August 10 AM This morning I attempted to go up to the crater of Volcan Chiriqui. However, I managed to be driven up by Sr. Antonio Moreno, a local merchant who owns a Land Rover type car. We met shortly after 7:30 AM as planned and headed up, but by 8 AM heavy rain started and we could only make it as far as 1840 m. before his car couldn't make it up the road because of mud. We returned to Boquete and will try again maƱana - of a fast ten bucks gone to Sr. Moreno! 18 August 10 PM Drove into David yesterday afternoon to try to track down the scoop on the two men from David who just blogged a trail from the Continental Divide to the Bocas del Toro. They evidently did it in a Land Rover (or equivalent), and took a month in doing it (they just flew back to David a few days ago). The only