Koford 1 Journal- Colombia-Venezuela trip, Fel'd survey. 17 February 1973 Berkeley Calif. -> Colombia. Departed home 4 p.m. for San Francisco airport. Took United flight to Los Angeles. Walked over to America and departed 2030 for Colombia. accompanied by son Chik, 17'1/2 yrs. Plane stopped 1 hr. at Mexico City about midnight. Good view extensive city lights. 18 February 1973. Arrived Bogota about 8 a.m. Before landing, saw smoky infested hills to N. Saw about 3 snow caps. Green around Bogota. Minimal custom inspection. To Residencia Alemanes. Later walked to foot Morante & took funicular up. Several fires going in jungle, smoke haze over valley. Local resident said this is exceptionally dry year - no rain so far. Walked around city for orientation. 19 Feb. 1973. Calm, clear, smoke haze. Went to Indigena office. Bogota, Colombia Talked w. Amilcar Lopez (Marijo, Parque Natio). Then to Laboratorio de Investigacion de Vida Silvestre, Cra. 19 No. 30-15 (Tel. 32-59-16). There we found Bob Cooper, several Peace Corps workers from Tuparo and one from (3) (Humboldt State student) Mocana (=Don Wise, letter, Vestakemora), A.A. # 2082 (Indigena office) in Villavicencio. Also there was John Oesberg, visiting from Smithsonian Inst. | We're said 1500-2000 families settled at N. edge of Mocana reserve, near Vestakemora. Per Banderas had been ruined and Mocana made a National Park. But much entry & cutting, espec- ially along rivers. Now Indigena building a "colonia" as head- quarters, down river & walk 5. from Vesta Kermosa. He said people claim no cats in that region, but he saw many monkeys. His job mainly administrative. He thought little understanding of conservation among Indigena workers in Mocana area. Also that people there disliked Indigena. He said all of Mocana park was forested. Could fly to S. end, at "La Mocana," from Villavicencio. Vestakemora about 5 hrs. by road from Villavicencio. | We're also