Publicamos relato de primera mano de la profesora Eda Henao (Borough of Manhattan Community College), participante de la II Conferencia Internacional en Estudios Caribeños, sobre como ella y su colega Nidia Pullés socorrieron a turista ruso asaltado en el Pie de la Popa.

Una vez en NY, nos llegó noticia del señor. Los diarios de Cartagena y Barranquilla decían que un turista había sido asaltado por menores, que la familia de los menores habían forzado a los chicos a entregarse y que la policía había salvado al hombre y lo había llevado al hospital. (¡Qué mentirosos!) De todos modos, nos alegramos de que el señor, que es un viajante casi que de profesión de acuerdo a lo que nos dice y al sitio web y blog que mantiene, esté bien. El señor dice que lo que la policía hizo con su caso y los chicos y todo el rollo que armaron para la prensa había sido un poco un espectáculo armado por las fuerzas de la policía.
Mira lo que escribió el señor y los nexos a la noticia que salió en los periódicos:
Travel Notes on my robbery
For ten years of my travel it was nothing happened to me. But on March 18 I was robbed and attacked with machete. I was riding down from Mt. La Popa, Cartagena. Lonely Planet warned that it was several armed robbery on this route. Last year former major of Bogota was robbed. It was clearly my stupid mistake to ride bike there.
Two black teenagers (17 and 18) attacked me. They hit my head with machete, I fell from the bicycle and lost consciences for a second. Then I wake up, I found machete put at my throat. I grabbed machete and also noticed that it was not very sharp, as my fingers were not hurting. Later doctor have to put couple stitches on my fingers, anyhow. Teenager pulled machete, I resisted. Then he put his foot on my face and pulled again, I still resisted. Then they start kicking me with their feet. Eventually one of them said magic sentence in English: "Give me your money" I immediately let machete go, jumped on my feet and pulled out my pockets. Take whatever you want! They took my pocket watch, compass, glasses and about $20 worth of Colombian pesos and run away to bushes as cars approached and started signaling. My head was bleeding heavily. I took off my shirt and tied it around my head to stop blood. Then two women, one Colombian, another from
New-York took me on their taxi to the ambulance, which was conveniently located just below Mt. La Popa. My cut was about 10 cm long and doctor puts about 10 stitches. Report in Russian Radio Station, below, is greatly exaggerated. Healing goes extremely well. Today, 3 days after the incident I feel OK, no swelling no pain. Doctor said to remove stitches in 5 days.
Next day police came to my hotel and took me to Cartageana Police
headquarter. They caught these boys. Their mothers brought police to boy´s secret hiding place. As far as I understand police want to publicize entire story as they caught them really fast and want to be prised for their achievements. Big press conference was scheduled at Police Headquarter. Police asked me not to press charges, as they came themselves, (with mothers). I do not believe that person who tried to cut somebody´s head in a half at 17 will ever be a good person or citizen. But on the other hand, I stopped any attempts to change the world long ago. And I decided do not interrupt with the way Cartagena police wanted to handle this case. So I somehow reluctantly participated in that spectacle which police orchestrated. I took apology from their mother and from them and took a present (sombrero). I only resisted when that teenager tried to put the hat on my head, which he just day ago tried to cut in a half. Police offered me helicopter tour
above Cartagena. But I was too tired and refused. Police also offered me my personal police escort while I ride bike in town, which I also refused. Town is actually quite safe and nice.
All Cartagena major newspapers published this story on front pages
My name as usually was misspelled like this:
Alex Mumzhin
Alex Mruchov
Alex Mucro
You could type these names in Google and you get bunch of newspaper articles. Some of them are listed below:
http://www.eluniversal.com.co/
http://www.elheraldo.com.co/
http://www.eluniversal.com.co/
http://www.periodicoelsol.net/
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