Field notes, v578
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15 Nov. small jars. Their total bug collection is about 8000 specimens. He, Patty, and I had lunch with him (Olayht). It was very good. At first we were a little guarded, but things doesen up and we talked about the different life styles of our countries, the need to exchange ideas and information, and the museum collections in Mexico. It seems that the animals we return to fauna Divestree are just shelved and not used. The national museum was closed in the early '60's. There is no plans for another national museum if the economy allows. Dr. Cess would be curator of herpetology. He then drove us around the university. It is the largest university in the world - 100,000 students on the main campus. He also took us to his "favorite place". This was an area south of the main campus where the national library and performing arts center are located. This is where the new museum will be located if built. Also here was the espacio de estétier (the place of estetic space) a beautiful monument above the Dava de lean