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[[image - black and white photograph of one man, three women, one girl standing on a grassy hill.]]
[[caption]] As the fog rolled in [[caption]]

[[image - black and white photograph of two women standing in grassy area.]]
[[caption]] Isabel and Clara [[caption]]

[[image - black and white photograph of a girl standing in grassy area looking at a huge cactus-like plant.]]
[[caption]] Alicia [[caption]]

the sellers were picking up their unsold baskets of oranges and mangoes, baskets of cotton dresses, shirts and aprons.
The square was formed of long low buildings all attached, even attached to the church. Most of the doors and windows were shuttered, a few shops had their doors open. We stopped outside one of them to buy mogollas; across the narrow street was a bright white house with bright blue paintings on the outside walls.
Off again, with more curves, around and up till we reached the páramo at 3,300 meters or nearly 10,900 feet. We went a little way over the crest, backed the car off the road, got out and sat on the rocks to eat bizcochos, mogollas, queso and chocolate. I collected awhile but with indifferent results, Clara talked with doña Isabel and the chauffeur. Almost all Colombian schools charge tuition, but there are separate free schools for the poor where the courses are different, mostly manual and vocational. Three or four servants are needed in a modest home.
We started home at six but had a long wait at Guasca and so did not get back to Bogotá until quarter past eight. Dinner had been waited for us.

Mar. 9. First to Avianca to be sure that our tickets were all right. Then to the Embassy for mail; we found letters from Lucy, Helen and Marion. From there we went back to 17-86 to get the señoritas and take them to the top of Monserrate by funicular. We took a taxi to the lower sta-