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From the moment that two men on a motorcycle arrived at her house asking for her and took her baby , aged one year and seven months, Andrea Katherine Vega has not stopped begging daily to have her back. She has spent 826 days separated from her daughter and asks the authorities to continue the search, that Danna Guadalupe is alive . Andrea Katherine, like many mothers who suffer the disappearance of a child , became the main investigator of the case. There is not a single day that I do not call the Prosecutor's Office and the Police to ask about the process that is being followed for the forced disappearance of Danna Guadalupe, on December 1, 2018. (This story was originally published on March 5, 2020 )(Also read: The dark stories behind the disappearance of children in Colombia)

“I will not get tired of looking for her, I have dreamed of her a lot, I feel her close to her and I know that I will have her back. My mother's heart tells me that my daughter is alive”, says Andrea, 27 years old. In her house, she keeps her daughter's favorite toys, whom they affectionately call 'Nana' or 'Lupe'. Andrea tightly holds a brown bear with a ribbon around her neck: "This is her favorite doll, she never left it, I keep it with other toys like the armatodo and a little elephant, tiger and rhinoceros train." (Also : Have you seen them? This is what three children who are still missing would look like today)

That Saturday, December 1, 2018, Andrea Katherine left her children -Danna, then 1 year and seven months old, and Joan, 3 years old- under the care of a nanny named Rosalba, who lived in the same house for rent, in the town of Usme, south of Bogotá. (Also read: I am looking for my daughter 25 years ago: the strange kidnappings that terrified Suba) Rosalba had gained Andrea's trust to leave the children in charge while she worked as a salesperson in the center of Bogotá . However, that day at 11 in the morning, her worst nightmare would begin. “I left my ordinary children with her, she calls me and tells me that two men had arrived on a motorcycle asking for me and that since she was not there, they had taken the girl.” The nanny said that the alleged assailants demanded that they be paid 1 million pesos the next day. However, according to the investigators, there are things that do not add up in the story that the nanny made. She told the mother that she could not go near the house because the kidnappers had her under surveillance, that she should not notify the police and that, rather, she should dedicate herself to looking for the money if she wanted to have the child. Return. (She may be interested: 'My baby was stolen from me in Bogotá and I found it in Norway 32 years later')

“Her attitude seemed suspicious to me, she sounded very calm, as if nothing had happened, she notified the owner of the house and her neighbors some time later. No one heard screams, or anyone asking for help, ”says Danna's mother. There are other things that make Andrea doubt her innocence. “One day that lady told me that she had heard that children were being robbed in the neighborhoods and she asked me: what would she do if she lost her children? I replied: 'I go crazy'. Why did she have to tell me that?" (Also read: Missing girls, what is happening and why do they run away from home?) She affirms that there is not a single day that she does not think of her daughter. She perfectly remembers the clothes she was wearing on the day of her disappearance : white shoes, pink pants with pockets and a white jacket. "She was chubby, with her cute curls and bushy eyebrows," she recalls nostalgically.She is clear about her favorite shows: Peppa Pig, Mad Cow and children's rounds. The same ones that she continues to listen to for her other two children. Johan, 5 years old; and Rosa, barely 9 months old. "When I arrived before he greeted me, he would search my bag, take out what I had, and then he would hug me," recalls Andrea with a laugh.

Two years and three months have passed without Andrea knowing the truth about what happened to her daughter. Next April 12 Danna Guadalupe will be 4 years old, once again separated from her family “I don't know in whose hands she will be. I only ask God that she is well and that she can get her back soon”, says Andrea. Andrea lived with her children and her partner in the same house, in the Monteblanco neighborhood (Usme) , until 6 months ago, keeping the hope that at some point someone will look for her, but they have not found any accurate clues. (Other stories: 'Our daughter traveled and was taken from us by a human trafficking network')

“The first few days she felt her presence in the bathroom, on the patio and in the kitchen. When I was cooking she was happy, she was behind me seeing what she was doing and asking me to give her. She liked pasta soup, chicken, chocolate with bread, yogurt, and cookies. Her favorite sweet was bom bom bum”, says Andrea. Two months after her disappearance , little Danna was already taking her first steps and saying her first words: “mom, dad, pepe, bread, cookies”, Andrea recalls. "There is not a single day that I don't remember her, I don't cry for her and I dream of the day I can hold her in my arms," ​​he points out.

Andrea found out that Rosalba was living in Armenia through some photos that she uploaded to Facebook and notified the authorities, who began to follow up on her. Rosalba was arrested as allegedly responsible for the murder of a woman, which occurred in September of last year in that city and is also being investigated for other disappearances. Several times the authorities have tried to get Rosalba to confess where little Danna Guadalupe is, but she denies her responsibility. in disappearance. The last interrogation took place this week. The process is still under investigation while more evidence is obtained. (Also read: The trial that could solve the mystery of the disappearance of Paula Nicole)

The Gaula of the National Police maintains an active reward of 20 million pesos for whoever delivers information about the minor. “The person who attended her neglected her and the girl was no longer there. Therefore, any information is vital to return it to her home, ”Lieutenant Colonel Luis Enrique Sánchez, former commander of the Gaula in Bogotá, told the media at the time.

With the help of Missing Children Colombia they managed to make a portrait of what the girl would be like today. The image has been spread on several national and international pages with the help of the NGO, but there is still no positive response. “He is a son and I would not wish this on my worst enemy. I ask the authorities to continue the search and to find her”, claims Andrea.*** This story is part of a series that seeks to tell the drama of families with children who are victims of forced disappearance in Colombia. If you know of a case and want to tell us about it, write to us at criavi@eltiempo.com and vivrod@eltiempo.com.ANGY ALVARADO RODRÍGUEZJournalist ELTIEMPO.COMvivrod@eltiempo.comTwitter: @angyalvarador

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