124  SELLING  LATIN  AMERICA
While  Colombia  per  se  does  not  impose  a
tax  in  order  to  do  business  within  her  territory, ­
  many  of  the  municipalities  do.  This
problem  is  a  matter  that  can  generally  be  adjusted ­
  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