Reply #17: Here's a map showing the town where the article was written you posted: [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Edit: I'm having trouble getting a map to post! Here's my next try:



The town is just south of the river Guaviare, the former site, Villavicencio, and Bogota.

On edit, adding short item from a Venezuelan opposition newspaper:

Caracas, Thursday January 10 , 2008
Venezuelan choppers depart for Colombia to pick up hostages

A mission to rescue two hostages held by the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) started early on Thursday, said Irma Álvarez, the spokeswoman for the Red Cross International Committee in Venezuela.

"The operation is under way. The aircrafts departed for Colombia," Álvarez said, as quoted by AFP. The mission "is coordinated by the two governments (Colombia's and Venezuela's) and jointly with the FARC, which are going to release the two hostages."

"For logistic reasons, we cannot provide further information right now. This is a delicate operation, and therefore we are asking people to be patient," Álvarez added.

http://english.eluniversal.com/2008/01/10/en_chcol_art_venezuelan-choppers_10A1294439.shtml