Map showing the location of L. Mucubají [8° 47’N, 70° 50’W, 3,570 m above sea level (a.s.l.)], L. Blanca (8° 20’N, 71° 47’W, 1,620 m a.s.l.), and other locations mentioned in the text (PL, Punta Laguna, Mexico; CB, Cariaco Basin). Pollen records are from the Piedras Blancas peat bog and L. Victoria (15 and 1 km from L. Mucubají, respectively). (Inset) The dashed line shows the approximate position of the ITCZ during the Northern Hemisphere summer.