El Salvador field notes, v4500
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December 30, 1926 - This morning the wind was blowing strongly from the north at four o'clock when we were preparing to leave for the coyote country to the west of the Hacienda house. It was perhaps an hour's ride to Seno Mogote mountain, known here as the home of coyotes. There are a few trails near this mountain but few people pass that way. There are three small mountains of which Victor mountain is the largest and farthest to the west. On our way to the place we passed along the north side of the one that lies to the east. Then off to the south we could see another. These mountains are perhaps a mile apart. Natives claim that the coyotes spend the day on these mountains and travel across the lower country at night. There are many places where there are large patches of wild thorny pineapples it is probable that they crawl under these for shade and