R.B. Hamilton 1967 Journal July 28 On our way to Talamo, Dept. Pisco, Peru. capra and zapata seem to be decreasing in the barren areas as lonely hindman trees occasionally appear. On our way up from Cerro Ametpec when they're supposed to be some high subtropical vegetation with deer etc., but from the road about all we can see is cactus. We have to stop at a control station and show our passports on the way to Talamo. Finally about noon we reach Talamo. It's in a much milder, clearer more arid city than any one has seen in Peru and looks like it could be a city in the states. We drive down to ocean to clean up. Then we see: Ocynites sp., Pelocorus occidentalis, Suba rebouxii, Lotus cirruchophylus, and Lotus modestus, an Erecito magnificus (bird's eye). We then ask around people and try to find way to the colony of Americans that are working for Continental Petroleum Corporation. We drive round seeing much of the countryside before we finally find what we are looking for. The colony is enclosed in a gate as we finally manage to get in and meet with a Mr. Robert Connolly who gets us in. He lives then in a magnificent home (just like the states) on the ocean with his son about who is about 15-16. They are both interested in avocado as we ask them about local fauna. About 1600 they take us to the old main shaft that was to hold but, but a cow in how closed the entrance and then our probably no both other. Today the before this they had offered me hospitality to the turn of a hot bath and something cold to drink. The even washes our clothes. After looking at bird cave we drove to a place where they say they often course. This now is a Delicate as consisted mostly of a dense stand of mangrove trees in a misty hollow.