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days later we went to the Mercado de Los Ladrones, the robbers
market, a surprisingly well-known place you can go to purchase
'hot' merchandise. Toralf printed flyer with a reward for
his irreplaceable film and journal. By this time he had
found out that his replacement traveler's checks were on
the way so he shopped for a new bike while he was there.
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Fortunately I have been spared from any misfortunes lately,
but two other friends have been victimized here in Quito,
not far from my home away from home. My friend Max was stabbed
very seriously in the arm in an altercation with drunken
youths harrasing his daughter after a soccer match. My recent
co-pilot and videographer, Juan Carlos sustain a much less
serious knife wound above his eye during an attempted robbery
late at night outside of a discotech.
If you happened to run into my mother, please keep these
incidents to yourself. They have served to increase my awareness
for my own safety and security. When it comes to Latin American
capital cities, Quito is about as nice as they come. Still
not safe at the wrong time in the wrong place. |
