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Negroes. Along the coast south of Acapulco are numerous villages of crinkly-haired people who evidently are of African blood. They have however mixed to some extent with the Mexican indians. They live in many places, almost entirely in round houses. These round houses begin at Huehuetan, a day's travel south of Copala and extend into the state of Oaxaca. The houses are made of slender poles placed perpendicularly side by side and lashed together with vines. A roof conical in shape and made of grass thatch is then put on. 

Erisinalurá

Nothocercus Common in woods south of San Marcos.

South of San Marcos, the low Arid Tropical forest is interrupted here and there by open grassy llanos of all sizes up to 100 acres in extent, the largest ones were seen just south of Copala. 

May 9, San Marcos. Guerrero. Returned to San Marcos from near Copala. Distance travelled, about 35 miles. 

May 10. Remained at San Marcos. One day was spent here to rest my horse. 

May 11. Coquilla. Guerrero. Returned today from San Marcos to Coquilla. Distance about 30 or 50 miles. 

Cyanocompsa
Geococcyx affinis.   
Ceryle cabanisi.
Ciruela. The cultivated or sweet species is dried at Llano Grande. The ripe fruit is first boiled and then spread to dry in the sun. When dried it is said to keep indefinitely and when wanted for food simply requires being again boiled. The wild species is not used as it contains very little pulp and is too sour. 

"Junqüile." [[jonquille]] A wild species is not uncommon and a cultivated variety is said to occur. 
Cecropia.

May, 12 Acahuizotla. Guerrero. Travelled today in a northerly course from Coquilla to Acahuizotla on the road to Chilpancingo. The distance covered was about 37 miles.

Road today led directly up from Coquilla across a high ridge and descended the east side to the Rio de Ornistan. After crossing the river and travelling