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on the boat from the train. The Chapultepec Hotel, just across from 
the terminal in Alvarado is a place you can eat while waiting for the 
boat to leave. The steam train from Vera Cruz arrives at Alvarado at 
11:00 a.m. giving you 2 hours. You should reach Tlacotalpan on the 
boat about 2:30 or 3 o’clock. 
Then go to the Hotel Cuauhtemoc, Jose Silva, proprietor, who 
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is deaf but speaks English. Then go directly to Hidalgo 55, the address 
of Ricardo Gutierrez, the storekeeper of Tres Zapotes. If he should 
happen to be at home he can make all arrangements for you about getting 
to camp. If he should not be in town, Jose Silva can fix you up. 
The trip to Tres Zapotes from Tlacotalpan consists of 2 stages; 
a 6 hour launch ride to Boca San Migeul and a 2 hour horseback ride 
from la Boca to Tres Zapotes. The camp is located about 3/4 of a mile 
north of town. There are 2 "regular" boats which make this trip each 
week. If you are lucky enough to strike a day when they are running, 
the fare to Boca San Miguel is 1 peso. If you do not hit the day of a 
regular boat, it will pay you to charter one specially at a cost of from 
15 to 25 pesos. 
\/ W 
7C 7\ 
(Signed) 
M. W. Stirling 
