San Lorenzo , Dept, Tari.1a . alt.7.500 feet 
A small,very old village,15 miles up the valley above 
Tarija, A good automobile road runs from Tarija up 
to Villazon,connecting with the Railway there,a dis¬ 
tance of 120 miles. Coming from Villazon to Tarija, 
the highway runs for,about 100 miles over the altiplanol 
with an average elevation of about 12,000 feet,crossing] 
two rather deep valleys and three ranges of mountains 
about 1000 feet above the plains. The drop into the Tarl 
ija valley is very abrupt,with the slopes bare and 
arid,merely a little grass here'and there. Down near 
the bottom of the slopes low thorn bush begins,but sparse] 
Lower down,in the valley itself is much Thorn bush,espec¬ 
ially on the higher plains at each side,where the trees 
are larger and of two species,the more common one having 
a small yellow rosette-like flower,very fragrant,and a 
black pod about 3 inches long by t inch thick,pointed at 
tip. The other species has a flat,yellowish brown bean¬ 
like pod. The species with yellow flower was largely in 
bloom on July 20th.but no flowers seen on the other. 
Molle trees abound in the cultivated lands and along the 
streams,willow ttees have also been planted much along 
the itrigation ditches,and grow to large size. Peach 
trees abound,a few apple and Nogal and orange. 
The section under irrigation around Can Lorenzo is 
large,and is cut up into small fields,separated by rows 
of trees of various kinds. Corn,wheat,barley,potatoes 
peas and Habas are the main crops. Considerable grapes 
are grown and formerly much wine and pisco was made here 
but of late years a diseas has attacked the grapes and 
they do not ripen properly,being unfit for wine,but good 
pisco is still made here. Birds are very abundant in 
in cultivated areas and also in the tract of Thorn trees 
on east side of the river,opposite the village,where 
the valley is enclosed by a series of high ,much eroded 
bluffs. The higher land in back is broken by series of 
tortous,deeply eroded ravines,all opening into the 
lower valley,through the line of bluffs. In these bluffs 
are Great Horned Owls,a smaller Owl(did not get it) 
and a spotted Ocelot, Poxes abound in the whole valley. 
Hawks were not abundant. Sparrow Hawks,Palco fusco-eaer- 
ulescens and Accipiter erythronemius were occasionally 
seen. Milvago chimango were always along the river bed, 
which is wide and at this time of year contains no 
running water,only long pools in the deeper portions 
of the river bed. There are several streams emptying 
into the valley,which extends above San Lorenzo about 
8 miles. 'The whole valley is oval,and about 6 to 8 
miles wide,narrowing dovm to a mile or less below 
