San Vicente del Caguán

San Vicente del Caguán is a town with 51,000 inhabitants in the northwestern Colombian province of Caquetá.

From 1998 to 2001 the city was the administrative center of the so-called Zona de despeje, the demilitarized zone, and was managed by the guerrilla organization FARC autonomous.

Since the reconquest of this zone the end of 2001, arranged by the Government of Colombia's State President Andrés Pastrana, the region around San Vicente del Caguán a trouble spot. Numerous attacks by the FARC and paramilitaries mark everyday life. Thousands of residents flee per year, mainly in the provincial capital of Florencia.

Even the paved road connection from Florencia to San Vicente del Caguán is the target of numerous attacks, although the Colombian armed forces are present with strong security forces.

Albania | Belén de los Andaquies | Cartagena del chaira | Currillo | El Doncello | El Paujil | Florencia | La Montañita | Milán | Morelia | Puerto Rico | San Jose del Fragua | San Vicente del Caguán | Solano | Solita | Valparaíso

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