Letters, Nov. 22, 1937

Divo Doubted

Sirs:

We think TIME was right in doubting the story of Mr. Miguel Divo which was reported in TIME, Oct. 11 under Transport.

This Gentleman turned up in Barranquilla in late July 1936 with his then Model T Sedan, and two pals. We learned that he had crossed Colombia, from Ecuador on excellent highways as far as the upper Magdalena River, from where his conveyance floated down the River on a very comfortable steamer for approximately 900 kilometers, landing him in Barranquilla, where he covered several of his kilometers on concrete city...

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