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We got back in the truck and drove up the hill to find Don Reynaldo sitting on a bench in front of his farmhouse. Kai and I sat down with him. He liked the idea of having a telescope set up, and took us over to this beautiful hilltop. It had a great view, but turned out to be a bit too far to lug our equipment. We ended up in the second-best place - a cattle feeding station on a closer hill, with a nice south-facing view.

Reynaldo manages the ranch and has worked here for 30 years, taking care of 700 cows! The owner of the farm lives in Medellin. He comes occasionally to check on it -- last time was six years ago.