124 SELLING LATIN AMERICA 
While Colombia per se does not impose a 
tax in order to do business within her terri 
tory, many of the municipalities do. This 
problem is a matter that can generally be ad 
justed with the leading police official of the 
city. 
The chief cities are: 
Population 
Bogota 150,000 
Medellin 72,000 
Barranquilla 50,000 
Cartagena 40,000 
Manizales 35,000 
Sonson 30,000 
Pasto 28,000 
Aguadas 27,000 
Cali 27,000 
Ibague 25,000 
Palmari 24,000 
Neiva 22,000 
Monteria 21,000 
Yarumal 21,000 
Cucuta 20,000 
Bucaramanga 20,000 
Travel is tiresome, cities hard to reach, 
samples difficult to carry. The country can 
be thoroughly covered by calling on the trade