journal Bogota, Colombia June 2 Left Miami via Avianca at 12:15 am (18 hrs late). Arrived Barranquilla 6:20 am and left 7:15. Route follows up the Magdalena River, the valley of which is very broad and flat for most of the way. Saw snow-capped Santa Marta range to the east. The flat valley looked very much wooded; by no means all jungle - much scrub and grass? Arrived Bogota 9:15 am. Airport building smells like Peruvian railroad buildings, stations etc - a spicy smell perhaps from cigarettes. Nearly 2 hours to get thru customs - and then he only took a quick look, - entered the shotgun, laughed at the misestrapa. Checked in with Ja Prefectura at 2 pm (after his siesta), then went out to the university to see Sarmento. The university consists of impressive buildings, many unfinished, and practically no students visible. Met Alberto Sarmento there but we had to drive back into town to the new office of Roberto Sarmento-Soto, kindly received by both. My trunk has not yet arrived and due to exceedingly heavy rains over the past few months (= washed out road etc) may be some time getting up here from Buenaventura. Alberto - Sarmento mentioned a mine tunnel near Villavicencio full of bats. Mina San Cristobal Guatiquia. Sal Dr. Lopez at Hotel Meta in Villavicencio, about 5 km from town and across river, via Euro Palace. Bogota has much of the little, dirty, silly stores etc of a typical South American city but none of the picturesque charm of Peruvian towns. Lacks the broad promenades/parks etc of Havanna & Lima. Many gringo-appearing people but all talking Spanish. I made the streets almost unnoticed - and I walked many miles of them today. No tourista