Koford Journal 21 Feb. 1973. Villavicencio, Colombia. (coro palmed) carnivores, but none had bred. Turtle nests: One nest lay 2-3 slots. Several kinds of snakes in cages - boa, Bothrops, and others. /Carlos Velazquez, collector in this area 30 yrs.; said jaguar around Villac. 20 yrs. ago; tigre/shine sold at 3000-6000 p., jag. shell 200p, canine tooth 50p. (teeth are mounted in the on neck chain). /Molina said closures in Ecuador seemed to be working well, that new large take in skins in Oriente, that, disliked Panaman, that Pacific coast area depleted of animals during war. He said woolly a monkey prefer foraguan fruit as lasted long. /Cristo B. said that Bates had collected monkeys when present plaza of Villav. /We talked to 2 young men in town. One shop offers to buy skins; said bought tigris at 1500, sold at 2000. Showed us one ocelot skin, 83cm. from tip of nose to tail. He said four jag. skins sold as prohibited. Carlos V. said much skin trade in black market; deals being done for 20 may sell 40. /About 11 a.m., we departed on road to S toward Vista Hermosa. Air smoky + fires visible. Flat but foothills to east. Patches of woods. Some openings to a mile across. Many scorpions. Cattle often left standing. Zebu cattle. Small farms. Land cattle quite near some cattle. Perhaps 90°F.; no wind. Scattered tall palms. Some palm orchards - oil nuts? Hills mostly wooded but largely secondary + some burning there. /Road completed to Vista. perhaps 1968, C. said. Then rapid colonization. /Several swifts flying over opening. Passed thru small town. About 1330, crossed long bridge over Rio Ariari. Clear water flowing but low. Several fish seen. Oropendola nests on some trees. Falls of guava. Town of San Juan de Arama; a few miles beyond, ranch of Don Nicasio ( & Miss Frankley).