C. Koford 190 Journal August 23, 1952 To about 8 mi. NE Tarata, 13000', Dpto. Tacna to Arquipa. Set 20 traps near rocks & Polylepis. Clean all day today, + usually windy. August 24, 1952 | To nr. Tacna, Dpto. Tacna. Traps held 2 Akodon (bullepsihi?), 1 P. darwini, 2 soft furred Chyllati. Clean + windy. We drove to Tarata & as to Tacna camped below it. Tarata has rushes, alfalfa or ternoas, + appearance like Peruio area - hilly, cultivated, with variety of plants at about 10000'. Parachitos and other birds in near Tarata & another town a few miles toward Tacna. Then road ascended to 11500', then down in dry desert country. August 25, 1952. Tacna Drove on to near Tacna & camped near edge of town. Tacna in a wide flat bottomed canyon with considerable greenery though surrounding area is sandy desert. The Chilean consul, Luis Mond Danner, spoke English + was very hospit- able. It took but a few minutes to get visas. With this, the Inspeccion de Extranjera did not hesitate in giving us our cedula de salida. All this at no cost. Camped at edge town; packed specimens for shipping to Mrs. Heller at Arquipa. Went into night. August 26, 1952 To nr. Arica, Chile Completed packing specimens + shipped them by air to Mrs. Heller. In mid afternoon we headed for Iquique. Setting a Control de Pasajeros paper