E. Heske 1982 Journal SE of Tres Rios, San Jose Prov., Costa Rica 1450 m July, cont one dirt rd. We'll have to figure out where exactly it is tomorrow... while checking out the area, we met a man named Oscar Mora, who owns a house + the surrounding land. He speaks english + was very helpful - offered to let us camp on his land, behind a closed gate so nothing would get disturbed. I set a line of 60 traps up a steep slope to the SE of his house - area is heavily disturbed with many paths + narrow road cuts - some minor woodcutting. Nearby they are drilling a tunnel through the mountain to carry a water pipe. Some large broadleaf trees (~100'), but mostly smaller ones (DBH only a few inches). Many vines + creepers. Leaf litter, moderate herbaceous groundcover. Doesn't promise to be very good Heteromys habitat. Duke set 70 traps, Phil set 70. Came back to the bus ~1730. Skinned the weasel while Duke stuffed a couple Heteromys. Oscar Mora invited us in for coffee. We spent part of the evening talking with him + his wife. They also have an 18-yr old son in a wheelchair (cerebral palsy) and a younger one at school in town. They offered to let us sleep in their house, which we accepted. Put up the skins we did this morning first, then went back to the house + went to sleep ~2130. A few clouds, but rain unlikely. Oscar says it hasn't rained here for 5 days. He grows coffee, bananas + pineapples here... night is very warm, maybe 19C...