Monday night we discussed the project with over 20 community members in Huayre, on the east side of the lake. Many thanks to everyone for your time and input. Tuesday we met with officials in the towns of Ondores, Vicco, and Ninacaca, on the west and north sides of the lake. We are tremendously grateful for the cordiality, kindness, and enthusiasm of everyone in the area with whom we have met. We look forward to talking with you and other members of the Chinchaycocha area communities soon. (PLJ on facebook)

The Proyecto Lago Junín outreach team has been busy since their arrival on Tuesday night. Angie, Shane, and Amy have visited the municipalities of Carhuamayo and Ondores, and SERNANP (the national park service) to arrange discussions and presentations about the project with local officials and community members. They have also been working on custom content for the mobile app Flyover Country, which will use GPS to alert the user to upcoming geoscience points of interest during a drive from Lima to Tarma to Junín and around the lake. (PLJ on facebook)

The crew boat has lights and is getting ready to make night time trips on the lake. (PLJ on facebook)

Preparations at the site continue with the addition of gravel pads for the heavy equipment. (PLJ on facebook)

The core logger passed through customs yesterday and arrived from Lima. (PLJ on facebook)

We recovered a 9 m long sediment core from Lake Junin yesterday using the Livingston corer. We broke through into glacial floor! (PLJ on facebook)

The PLJ Science Team presenting the sign of the project. (PDJ on facebook)

The crew boat in the canal that has recently been excavated. It is named in honor of our colleage Geoffrey Seltzer, who worked in the Andes and collected data and sediments from Lake Junin. (PLJ on facebook)

The first half of the science team has arrived in Peru! We made the 5 hour drive from Lima to Tarma in 8 hours, crossed the 4818 m pass at Ticlio, and settled into Los Portales hotel in Tarma. (PLJ on facebook)