THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



A CORRECT REPRODUCTION OF CLOTHING AND MANNER OF CARRYING PACKS AS USED 



BY THE MOUNTAIN AND OTHER PEASANTS. 



at last, actually descending onto the 

 great historic plain of Bogota ! 



Two hours later I was on the train 

 which runs from Facatativa, on the 

 plain, to the capital, and it seemed 

 but a few minutes after this, before 

 Bogota, the great inland city, eight 

 thousand, eight hundred feet above sea 

 lever, spread out before me. Flat and 

 white, with the great cathedral stand- 

 ing up above all the rest and backed 

 up by cloud-reaching purple hills with 



their guarding monastaries, it was in- 

 deed a sight never to be forgotten. 



Some time later, when I had finished 

 my walk about the city, I said to my- 

 self: "This is indeed Mariana Land," 

 which means, "The Land of Tomor- 

 row." No one seemed to ever be in a 

 hurry or to have anything to do which 

 demanded immediate attention. Men 

 were walking arm and arm, swinging 

 their silver-tipped canes or standing in 

 little groups in the main streets, gaz- 



