and for those who can't make it to the conference I do recommend reading 
Larry2's book, it is great fun of an adventure

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Larry Simpson wrote:
> Light long-sleeve shirts and jeans, hat and sunglasses. You can buy a good hand woven hat in the market, as well as the best hammocks in the world. If you go into the field, good boots will be necessary. It may be the rainy season until March, when the burning time begins. Get a mosquito net if you intend to sleep out in your hammock. Watch out for thorns and cone-nosed kissing bugs. 
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> for more info: http://larrycsimpson.googlepages.com/lostcaveofthejaguar
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>> 6: 30 am The mornings are  cool enough for the wood stove I get a little kindling going and then  grind up some dark rich Italian  expresso to kick start  the compressor to handle the morning work calls .
>>  .We will have a week of strong sun this week ;mostly in the 70's; the mid night cold snap has the leaves falling russet red and  old gold .Smells of the  wood burning  stove mingle with the expresso;and some "Cone " bread warming in the  skillet  as I listen to  NPR and the chatter of  9yr old peanut  as she negotiates with the Mrs  what she can and cannot wear to school  .
>> For those of you who have experience in tribal negotiantions know this is like trading scalps with cannibles ; .I tried my hand at this a couple of times and it left us both in tears  so I leave the heavy lifting with the Mrs 
>> I too am experincing some what of a "what to wear " crisis as I fly out saturday to the Yucatan ;Word has it that it is in the mid 90's everyday but at the world wilderness confrence I don't think they will be wearing white plantation  suits Peanut says to wear  flip flops and the "Fred Flinstone "costume I have balled up in the closet Needless to say ; Your insights into  fashion mybe critical .as the matching madress suit with shorts  I have may be dated .
>>  The confrence by the way is held every three years or so ;and as  my sponsor has 77,000 acres of  high desert wilderness on the Bolivian border.They have asked me to go talk stone,Malbec , and mules while I  set up up the 3 card monte game at poolside/ Py 

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