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the Sinamaica lagoon* H e re there la a remarkably interesting village 
of Indians, living in huts built on stilts in the lake - just such a 
place I imagine as was seen by the early Spanish voyagers and gave 
rise to the name "Venezuela i! . You can go on up the Limon in the 
launch as far as Carrasquero and a few miles beyond# 
Carrasquero is not far - a few miles - from the fopthills of 
the Sieera Nevada de Santa Marta* Of course I do not know anything 
regarding the possibilities of ornithological collecting in the 
Carrasquero region; you will have your own ideas on that subject 
anyway* I feel pretty sure there are trails from this region across 
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the peninsula to Rio Hacha, and I would suggest, after you had spent 
what time you found profitable with Carrasquero as a basq, that you 
take burros and work across to Rio Hacha, whence you could easily 
make your wayto Santa Marta and thence home. 
The region about Carrasquero and as far as I can judge from 
having seen it from the air, the entire region between there and 
Rio Hacha, is a rather desolate one* I do not believe there are any 
large streams to the northward of the Rio Limonj I do not see any 
on the map but of course am not certain from personal observation* 
Along the banks of the Limon there are cultivations of coconuts, 
some sugar cane, some plantains, yuca and a few other crops* In 
Carrasquero itself are three or four small tlendas where you can get 
a few supplies such as rice, beans, sometimes potatos, and the 
ubiquitous salmon and sardines* You can also get eggs, chickens 
A nri a few other supplies here* But you would do well to take most 
of your supplies from Maracaibo* 
I assume therw would be interesting waterfowl in the swampy 
lands around the Sinamaica lagoon. All about Carrasquero the 
