expedition ceased work for the remainder of the }'ear. 



tCfuador 



Difficulties were experienced in Ecuador due to the comparative isola- 

 tion of the coastal area investigated and the primitive nature of land trans- 

 portation between Guayaquil and Salango. Thanks to the generosity of the 

 Ecuadorian Corporation and the help of Mr. Emilio Estrada, an hacienda 

 at Salango (Figures 9, 10) was made available for headquarters. 



Since communication between the Explorer and the shore was by means 

 of bongos, native dugout canoes which are paddled through the surf, and 

 since the best ground for billfish was at La Plata Island, about 30 miles 

 offshore, several days at a time were spent at sea, with short intervals at 



Figure 6. Giant nerve fibers of large squid taken in the Humboldt Current 



off Iquique, Chile. 



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