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1983
21 January continued ≈ westward. See Tapirus ("darta") Iacho
(continued)
at 700m el. at 1335hr, 2380'el., we paused on a
ridge in the middle of a large finca. As we walked
on across the finca (hot, sunny, highgrass, scatter
ed large trees left for later lumbering [implied]), Aidio
cought a good sized Elandtherodactylus in the grass
at 710m el., 1351hs. As we neared forest edge, saw
Felis once Iacho on trail, walked 2420'el. at 1445hs.
Walked in forest Wd then N for ≈ 1 hour, saw
crested guans. Finally reached a little
house ≈1545 on the NW corner of cleared land,
just N of where trail comes out of forest. The house has
a metal roof, wood floor, faces a spectacular gorge on
the west. There are a few clothes hung from plastic bags
on beams, two flashlights on one wall, a fairly fresh
toothbrush, and a shot bottle of something for cattle.
There's a rolled up foam sleeping pad. No door on
the west, what amounts to a porch. A few feet W of the
house is a covered cookin area - fireplace made out
of a stump, some simple shelves, and a sort of
washboard. There's a thick black hose from far
away that's wrapped through nearly barbed
wire and provides continuous good water. It can
be easily moved to the washboard, where there's
a crude, homemade wire clamp to hold it. On the
shelves are a few glasses, dishes, pans, spoons,
some cookin grease, and some salt. Also a