Tonosi, Eep.de Panama 
November 23- 1956 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Wet more: 
I am in receipt of your letter of November 11 
regarding your trip to Panama next month. 
hen I received the letter from Dr. Howell 
it was assumed that you were coming alone to Tonosi. Personally 
it would make no differance to either ray wife or myself if the 
party was larger but unfortunately we do not have accommodations 
Poi* three. There are only the two of us but we have a general 
store and owing to the local conditions and also the laws^ we 
furnish board and housing for our employees. This means that 
there are from eight to ten persons in the house at all times. 
This means that we are using three houses,all 
we have for the store living and sleeping quarters. Owing to 
the differances in sex age and families it is impossible to 
double up very much. To add three more would really mean four 
more as we would have to get another to help in ohe kitchen 
and we do not have the facilities for that. 
While the Valley of Tonosi is large, some five thousandpeople 
the town itself is very small and there are practically no 
houses of any kind that could be secured for a short or 
long stay. Nothing like a small Fension or any place to take 
in boarders and only a couple of houses where you could get 
any kind of meals. 
I know from what I have heard that you are 
much interested in seeing this part of the country and we 
are willing to do whatever we can to help you out. I would 
suggest that you come to Las Tablas, there is a good hotel 
there, and then make the trip over here by plane yourself 
and look over the place and see what you can do. ii/ will 
be much easier that way for you know better than anyone 
else just what you can get by with. 
Am sending a copy of this letter to my 
daughter in the Zone so you can write her or take up 
anything regarding your trip with her. 
We will do anything possible to help you 
out but it is best you see for yourself first. 
There are several planes a day from Las 
Tablas and the trip over only takes about twenty minutes 
so it is easy to come and go that way in fact it is about 
the only way. You can let us know 
Las Tablas. 
H.L.Peck 
Sincerely 
