C. Koford 1952 Journal August 19/1952 Hunted 7:30 - 10 a.m. Shot 2 [illegible], caught a large snake. Yr cumulus clouds by 10:30 a.m. August 20, 1952. To Puno Secured repaired car and drove with trails to Puno. Cochapata morning - clear but grew cold, freezing a few. August 21, 1952 To nr. Mazocruz Dpto. Puno Drove from Puno to Ilave, then on Tarma road to near Neda. Payruruni. Set no traps. August 22, 1952 To nr. Challapalca, Dpto. Puno Drove toward Tarma & camped near a bridge at [km. 175 from Tarma] end of pampa, a few miles short of Challapalca central station. Set 20 snap traps in rocks near giant tola. Saw no bears tho said to be on the pampa. 100+ vicunas on pampa, mixed with alpacas & also in scattered tola on gentle slopes. August 23 1952. To nr. Tarata, Dpto. Tarma Traps held 3 A. jelskii, 2 P. sublinis, 1 P. lalini- ciensis (?). Many put up 2 jelskii; 2a sublinis & lalinensis. Drove on slowly past Challapalca. Said to be shear nearby. Summit of road km. 133 from Tarma. Much yerta between Livine & 133. Road rose to 15500' at Livine, about 15300 at 133. The descended only 500' in next 8 miles, then down by gentle switchbacks. We camped at 13000' near km. 110. This in belt of scattered Polylipix about 6' high, 60+ shrubs reaching knee height, & many rocks. Grassy slopes with Polylipix brush across canyons. Aspect of area & road like descending