R. B. Hamilton 1967 Journal Casma Highway, on route to Huaron, Dept Ancash, Peru July 10 I awake at 0615 hoping to feel better but I still have pain in my chest. I now begin to doubt if I ever will be all to do any work at high altitude. The purpose this region to the high mountain areas see if we could find a place wher Two min Phyllois derwazi and Phyllotis magister were an asymptotic. First caught what looked like to be P. magister here as also P. derwazi. The derwazi was trapped in a non rocky area and the magister was trapped in a non rocky area. Carl and Ray also caught some min, I see less traps around in the morning feeling sorry for myself while the rest put up their specimen. I do manage to see Andes Lopinging Varellus resplendens and Musis Ciscloides sp. I was glad to hear that we were going to move lower for I am absolutely no use here. We finally have it about 1300 looking for another place to camp at a lower altitude. We are almost out of gas as we try to find a gas station. The car has given us some trouble at this altitude (hardly having enough power to make it to the top of the hill). From 1700 we find a place to camp in a small field and go off in a corner in the road. 1 Km N, 12 Km E of Porizote, Dept Ancash, Peru - Elev. 8000'. I feel much better at this altitude than I did up higher, I set up tent again while the other set traps. I am greatly impressed with the number of small birds that were near by. The may one was a mimic of larger plum and captured below. after supper we met with Ray to a small irrigation channel by a rocky road when we caught several frogs and a couple of species of frogs. Then we return for the night.