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Dr. Juvenal Valerio Rodriguez, 
Director del Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, 
San Josd, Costa Rica. 
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Uy dear Colleague: 
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As I told you Tniien you were here at the Eight American Scientific 
Congress last spring, it has long been my desire to see something of 
Costa Rica. Somewhat unexpectedly now opportunity presents itself for 
such a visit and I am hoping to come this fall. 
According to present plan I will reach Puerto Limon on the 
United Fruit Line Steamer "Jamaica" oh October 11, and will be in the 
country until toward the end of November. I shall cone directly to San 
Jos6 and will get in touch with you at the National Museum. I have asked 
the State Department to inform your government of say proposed work, re-> 
(guesting entry through the customs'for my collecting equipment. 
I wish especially to discuss with you the question of the 
paleontological investigations concerning which we have had correspondence, 
and re^rding which you spoke in May. Perhaps we can corns to some better 
understanding of what it may be desirable to do in this regard. I wish also 
to see your Museum. 
As a primary object of iry trip I wish to make collections of birds 
for the U. S. National Museum in Guanacaste. We now have here in Washington 
abundant representation from the eastern and central part of Costa Rica but 
have nothing at all from the northwest. I hope to make arx^ngements to pro¬ 
ceed to the field within a few days after my arrival. I am looking forward 
to this opportunity to see something of the birds of your country in the 
field and to make collections. I realize that October and November are not 
the best months possible for field studies due to rains but unfortunately 
this is the cwily time that I have available this fall during which I can be 
absent from Washington. I believe, however, from previous experience in 
other parts of the American tropics that I shall be able to carry on the 
work that I plan. 
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It will be most interesting to visit Costa Rica concerning v^ich I 
have heard so much from you and from other friends. With my kindest regards 
and best wishes, I am 
Sincerely yours. 
A. Wetmore 
Assistant Secretary. 
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