E. Neske 1980 Journal 3.9 mi NW Bochil to 4.9 mi SE of Rayon, Chiapas Mexico turnout 4.9 mi SE of Rayon for the night. Had to build a fire from wet wood to cook dinner — stuffed the animals skinned earlier today afterwards. Turned in ~ 2130. Foggy, damp, tired. Duke also set 20 traps in the brush around camp while I was making dinner. December Rayon, Chiapas, to Acayucan, Veracruz, Mexico. Arose ~0630. Damp, but fog gone. Completely overcast. Duke checked the 20 Shermans he set around camp — I was broken, but the others caught 14 animals: 1 Oryzomys, 6 Reithrodonomys (fulvescens?), and 7 Peromyscus zarynchus. In the traps set 3.3 mi SE of Rayon, I caught 4 Heteromys desarestinianus (1 additional caught, but escaped when checking trap), 21 P. zarynchus and 1 Marmosa mexicana (dead in trap). Duke caught 1 Marmosa mexicana and 15 P. zarynchus. Pretty good % capture — almost every trap in some areas. Area around campsite was very chaparral-like, lots of brush bordering agricultural/grazing areas. Along top of ridge, as described above, but topmost part of ridge had more open understory, less vines, leaf-litter floor, a few logs. This area caught the most Heteromys. Continued W. on Hwy 195 to Villa Hermosa; was stuck about 2 hrs. here vainly searching for a mechanic to check the brakes. Frustrated, decided to continue W on Hwy 180 to Coatzacoatl — no luck there either. Found a hotel