R.B. Hamilton 1967 Journal 5 km N, 5 km E of Pomacochus, Dept. of Amazonas, Peru, elevation 6000 ft. August 29 misfired. I must have done something wrong. About 10:00 we broke camp. En route to Rio Chunchuca, Dept. Cajamarca, Peru On the way we stopped at Pomacochus. This is a very large lake, possibly a mile across and 4 or 5 miles long. There are cattail marshes at the northeast end. We looked for ducks but saw only grebes. We did hear bitterns and rails in the marshes but could not identify either species. We did not spend much time here as we have a lon way to go and time is rapidly running out for Ray and Fred, who are returning home in several days. We spent most of the day driving, retrac- ing our earlier route. About 16:00 we arrived at our campsite at Rio Chunchuca. Rio Chunchuca, 19 km S, 27 km W of Jaen, Dept. of Cajamarca, Peru This campsite is along the river next to a mountain. The vegetation ~~ somewhat resembles our oak woodlands back home. There are many rocks and rotten logs along the ground. Fred and I put out traps. Fred and Ray put out one net and I put out another. Ray looked for herps and succeeded in finding geckos, Leptotyphlops sp., and Bachia sp. I found several likely- looking trapping sites plus a hollow tree which