C. Koford 56 Journal April 27, 1951 4 E. of Tarata Oto, Tacna, Peru. mark. Son stepped into two burrows in sand, tracking through from surface. Set 6 Sherman traps near grass clumps + shrubs in sand & put 1 Macabee in two burrow. Cold night but calm. Could see big dyers (Viza major) united & a short distance above northern horizon at Challapalca southward toward Chapelco a small river flows southward toward Chile (Rios Maur?) (spelling?). April 28, 1951. Foxes consumed remains of vizeacha 50' from trail at night. Minimum temperature - 5°C. Took short walk near rock slides & saw several vizcachas. Also saw 1 vicuna 1/2 mile up canyon to east. Drove toward Tarata Livine (nothing there) about 1 mile, elev. 15450 by altimeter. The country became less vegetated. Descended 3 miles to a small stream & saw 14 vicunas there. Continued on up a grade to a 15,300' summit 10 miles from camp. Much yarta, hed & grun, but little tula o grass. Road seemed beyond chi point so returned to camp area to trap. In a short walk shot 2 [illegible]. Overcast, occasional snow flakes. April 29, 1951. Mary had 22 traps out & L 65; total catch 1 Chinchilla Chinchillula. So shot 3 vizeachas for meat & put up one of Vizeachas not numerous here, but up the Chinchilla. Set 2 steel traps in two burrows; Mary set 10 Macabees in two burrows. During day there was slugging action in 4 of the burrows but animals not caught. I set 20 additional snap & Schuyler traps, coating with meat, and 4 single steel sets. In evening saw about 10 vicuna 1 mile SE of camp. Light snow