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By Bonnie Hamre, About.com Guide to South America Travel since 1997

Colombia and Venezuela in Conflict

Monday January 17, 2005
Colombia, Venezuela Spar Over Rebel Leader (AP) recaps the conflict over "last month's capture of Rodrigo Granda, a leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in Caracas by purported bounty hunters."
U.S. Backs Colombia in Venezuela Dispute (AP) in the "growing rift between Venezuela and Colombia over Bogota's hiring of bounty hunters to capture a Marxist guerrilla in the Venezuelan capital."
Venezuela rejects summit with Colombia (UPI). "President Hugo Chavez says he will meet with his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe only if Colombia offers an apology. "
For background information, read Drugs, Cartels and Wars of Colombia.

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