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Mynel Leeg
1969
Journal
36
July 15 (cont.)
Papa Leon tree, 150+ ft., Depto. Lima, Peru which had several vertebrae connected.
Carcasses of gulls, pelican, cormorant & boobies were on the beach, as well as jellyfish. Tracks of a pelican, gulls, and snowy plovers were seen.
July 16
We picked up Jorge Reyes and his friend Andres at 8:30 am. and went with them to the lomas,
20 km. E Corin, 1000 ft., Depto. Lima, Peru.
It is a dirt, rocky road up a narrow canyon with steep rocky sides on which was a relatively rich or lush vegetation. Lilies, a brownish nettle-like plant, and some other leafy vegetation grow, but no grasses are here. Pearson went off with Jorge & Andre. I climbed up to the top of the slope and saw many possible shelters for viscacha and found some old viscacha droppings. The slopes are talus slopes and go up into the fog.
I caught a gecko along the dirt road, on a rock. There were flocks of little brown birds that flew noisily from cliff to cliff. No viscachas. Due as several sheep/goat-herding families in the area. The loma zone is passed at if rather quickly and it canyon becomes dry & rocky with cactos growing.
4:00 am. We went out to the beach 7 km. SSE Chilca and I set a Calhorn line through the old cotton field, 20 stations, 3 traps at each station. The