Dr. Alexander ketmore 
PATA m THE GUAJIKA PBMI8SULA AMP APJaCEMT AREAS 18 COLOMBIA. 
(Mol for aubllc use) 
The following information relates to a Biological expedition that 
Z made into the Guajira in March, April and May, 1941* 1 had with as 
daring this period as assistant Mr. M. A* Carriker, Jr., an American, 
with interests in the Santa Marta region, and for part of the time 
Pr. F. Carlos Lehmann ?, Colombian born. Curator of Ornithology in the 
Institute de Qiencias Malar ales of the Rational University in Bogota. 
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Part of the time also there was detailed to oar expedition Teniente 
of Santa Marta as repre- 
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sentative of the Colombian government. So far as Z know this is the 
first party to make biological studies of any moment in the Guajira. 
le were concerned in this Journey principally with birds, but Z made 
various observations in other fields, as a possible preliminary to 
further studies. 
Mr. Carriker and Z catae to Barranquilla March 10, 1941* it was 
necessary for me to go to Bogota so that we left Santa Marta for the 
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field on March 2$ in a truck which we shipped to Fundacion by rail. 
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From Fundacion to Riohacha there is an excellent all weather road, 
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gravel surfaced so that it is passable at all seasons. We stopped 
first for 8 days at Caracolicito near the Ariguani Rive r, a tributary 
** In August, 1941 I saw a recently made photo of a newly finished high¬ 
way bridge across the river at Fundacion, so that soon the good road 
should be complete to Cienaga and Santa Marta. 
