man;
transition between arid tropical scrub forest and oak
forest.

Camecuaro (Lago de).--Lat. 19 deg. 55', long. 102 deg. 13', elev.
1615 m. A small lake (depth to about 10 m.) drained by the
Rio Duero and located one kilometer north-northwest of
Tangancicuaro; mesquite-grassland and some cypress and oak
around the lake.

Cancita (Rio).--A tributary of the Rio Tepalcatepec flowing
southward from the southeastern slope of Cerro de Tancitaro.

Cantiles (Los).--Lat. 19 deg. 43', long. 100 deg. 55', elev. 2160 m.
A ranch 33 kilometers by road east of Morelia; pine forest.

Capacuaro.--Lat. 19 deg. 33', long. 102 deg. 02', elev. 2070 m. A
Tarascan village 18 kilometers by road north of Uruapan;
pine forest.

Capirio.--Lat. 18 deg. 52', long. 102 deg. 08', elev. 180 m. A
village on the Rio Tepalcatepec, 22 kilometers by road south
of Nueva Italia; open arid tropical scrub forest and some
gallery forest along the river.

Carapan.--Lat. 19 deg. 52', long. 102 deg. 02', elev. 2070 m. A
village on the northern edge of the Sierra de los Tarascos,
32 kilometers by road west of Zacapu; pine-oak forest at
village and to the south; mesquite-grassland immediately to
the north.

Cerrito (El).--Lat. 18 deg. 45', long. 103 deg. 40', elev. 15 m. A
ranch about 3 kilometers northeast of Coahuayana; tropical
semi-deciduous forest.

Chapala (Lago de).--A large lake on the Mexican Plateau at
an elevation of 1525 m., partly in the state of Jalisco. It
is drained by the Rio Grande de Santiago, which flows
northward and then westward into the Pacific Ocean.
Immediately to the east of the lake are remnants of once
extensive marshes.

Charapendo.--Lat. 19 deg. 15', long. 102 deg. 04', elev. 975 m. A
village 24 kilometers by road south of Uruapan near the
upper limit of the arid tropical scrub forest in the
Tepalcatepec Valley.

Cheran.--Lat. 19 deg. 42', long. 101 deg. 57', elev. 2350 m. A
Tarascan village 27 kilometers by road south-southeast of
Carapan; pine forest.

Chichihuas.--Lat. 18 deg. 47', long. 103 deg. 12', elev. 1200 m. A
ranch about 6 kilometers west-southwest of Coalcoman; scrub
oak forest.

Chinapa.--Lat. 19 deg. 22', long. 100 deg. 51', elev. 930 m. A small
village on the Rio Chinapa, 43 kilometer