C. Koford 10 Journal February 27, 1951 Panama Canal Zone a little snake in the hole and picking up the flies with a sucking pipe of glass. Then drove to Summit Experimental Garden where we hoped to see leaf cutting bote but this was closed. Returned to Tivoli Hotel at 5:30 p.m. with a good supply of dead and living bote to be prepared. February 28, 1951. Prepared specimens in room of Tivoli Hotel. I was picked up by Trapido about 10:10 a.m. and we went to visit the Benjamin Ombiasodo to Panama, a former Cornell man (Don Emilio). He gave me two great letter of introduction which stated that I was an official business of the university and a scientist; then, with the U.C. Dayzler, might help get gun permits etc. Returned to hotel and put up bote. Packed and checked out. Trapido picked us up at 5:30 p.m. and drove us to a pitch picnic place on Cerro Azul, overlook- ing Panama. It was cool there - for first time in Panama - but there was a wind. We left about 9:30 p.m. and went to Tocumen airport when we boarded Braniff flight 703 for Lima about midnight. To Lima, Peru March 1, 1951. February 29, 1951. First land seen under the plane (and fog) was flat coastal sandy desert with many crescent shaped sand dunes - apparently in southern Ecuador. There was much such desert before we reached Lima about 10 a.m. Fog obscured the ground most of the way. Took about 1/2 hour to get through immigration, customs, etc. Then took taxi to Lima and Hotel Mary. The Mary is about 50 years old, wooden, and spacious. We seemed to be the only U.S.A. tourists there. Food excellent and rather expen-