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78 EVENTS AND PLACES VISITED
Date Feb. 13, 1963 Wednesday
Place Bogotá and Medellin
Weather Very cold, windy & rainy; warm at Medellin
Our Escape from Bogotá was even more sensational than our Escape from Iguassú. I could not breathe when I lay in bed, so I had sat up all night in about 40° with no heat, in the concrete building  that never warmed up so I got less than an hour's sleep, & felt accordingly at 6, when I dressed. Doris agreed perfectly, that we would not spend another night in Bogotá, so we went to the Pan Am & got a 420PM ticket for Medellin. Jim Tamsitt came at 11 and took us to the Hotel Tequendama for lunch, where at least we got warmed up, altho we both had headaches from the siroche. After lunch he engaged a taxi to take us around the old part of town, which is very interesting, & finally at 2 to meet Hno. Nicéforo-María, who was very cordial & seemed glad to see me. As it had begun to rain, we kept the taxi, got our baggage, & went to the airport. We are in a very nice hotel in Medellin, & the air is warm & breathable, & we feel human once more.
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EVENTS AND PLACES VISITED 79
Date Feb. 14, 1962 Thursday
Place Medellin
Weather Fair & mild, breezy
Sorry, but I ran out of black ink! This morning we went to the Agronomy Institute & found Dr. Gallego who made most of the insect collections. Doris found the specimens good, but mostly not identified, so as usual she finished her survey early, & Dr. Gallego got a student to take us back to our hotel in a jeep. There were no frogs, so I wrote letters while she worked. We got tickets to go to Panama on Saturday by the 11AM plane. Doris' throat got worse (after the Bogotá experience) so she got a gargle, & went to bed early.
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