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Being an arrogant, uninformed white person can be difficult at times. But I do my best. The traffic thins the further we go from the city center. We finally stop on a narrow little street lined with shops of many different kinds. We go from place to place asking for an Xbox 360 for sale and find blank stares followed by entreaties to buy this or that ware. The people have a hungry desperate air, and children materialize in throngs whenever money changes hands. I ask one man via Jaime why he came to Bogata. He said it was a haven. “All the danger is out there.” He says, pointing to the hills that surround the plateau.