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C. Koford
16
Journal
March 6, 1951 Lima, Peru
via a good street car ("tramvia") at a cost of s/.0.75,
about 3¢. Pharm Ortiz & arranged to meet him tomorrow.
March 7, 1951. Met Ortiz at Museo J.P. at 9:30 a.m.
We went to the Licencia de Armas place & found out where
the fingerprint department was. Also got information on kind
of paper necessary to get ammunition from customs. Then
bought "papel sellado" and typed the letter. Got a letter
from Ortiz introducing me to Ensign Acila of the Compania
Administradora del del Guano so that I could get permit
to visit guano islands. Went to Sociedad Geografico
Militar at 310 Avenida Treguiza, & after presenting my
documents to a military big shot I was allowed to
buy a fine 8 sheet map of Peru, 1950 edition, for s/1.50
($10). The army people were very nice. Neither army
nor police seem to be unfriendly or suspicious
toward Norteamericanos. The Caja de Depositos closed for
the day at 1 p.m. so couldn't get tax stamps. Talked with Gresecke
at the U.S. Embassy. He said that the 7th Day Adventists had
an establishment (and clinic ?) at Juliaca near Cuzco, and that
the Maryknell Fathers had an establishment at je Cuzco. The
authority on the Quechua language was JM Far Fún of the
Museo de Cultura, Avenida Alfonso Ugarte 650, Lima.
Gresecke had a copy of "Handbook of South American
Indians," Smiths. Instit., Bur. Amer. Ethn.,
Bull. 143. Vol. 2 - the Andean Civilizations? $1.50.
Many photographs and accounts of Aymarca and other
indians. / Ortiz said the place to get ammunition was