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Fountain in Huinta 



left and the Goodspeeds in- 

 vited us to stay for dinner . 

 We went up to their room to 

 clean up and the Cuatreca- 

 sas called to say their 

 goodbyes* Mrs Cuatrecasas 

 helped Clara call the se- 

 noritas by telephone to say 

 that we would not be in for 

 dinner* Dr Cuatrecasas 

 goes to Medellln Sunday for 

 two weeks work on orchids 

 with Roy Met calf . 



Feb. l£. We got up late 

 and after breakfast walked 

 to the Plaza de Bolivar. 

 I bought cigarettes and we 

 returned to our room where 

 we rested and read El Tiem- 

 po until lunch time. There 



was a guest at lunch, an antioqueno, who spoke slowly and 

 clearly. At two Don Luis called, bringing a straw hamper 

 and some Indian figures carved from wood as a gift to Lucy 

 from the girls. He didn^t stay but said he would be back 

 at three to take us to the Parque Nacional . Lieanwhile Mrs 



dckell called and invited 

 us to tea at six. 



There is a fine view of 

 the city and the university 

 from near the new building 

 for the Colegio San Barto- 

 lome. This is in the new 

 Barrio de la Merced, where 

 the houses are new and ele- 

 gant. We sat on the grass 

 and waited for Dona Isabel 

 and the three daughters . 

 We walked up the hill along 

 wooded roads . At one place 

 there were many pigmy crick- 

 ets (Tridactylus sp . ) . Not 

 easy to catch. Took some 

 flea beetles on a Solanum, 

 these Alicia called "chiqui- 

 ticos% and a coccinellid. We were shown curuba both in 

 flower (bright red) and in fruit (green and longish, like 

 small cucumbers) . Back down the hill, past animal cages , 

 one with a bear, another with small monkeys , until we came 

 to the gardens of the Parque. Many people were enjoying 



Collecting. 



