Ingrid Betancourt hails Columbian military rescue operation Jul 3, 2008
The Colombian senator and presidential candidate was a vociferous critic of Farc when she was kidnapped near Florencia, 370 miles south of Bogota, in February 2002. The rebels' prize hostage, Ms Betancourt spent six years being moved between jungle camps, making the task of rescuing her difficult. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Argentina and Uruguay shun US military academy Feb 20, 2008
Florencia Kirchner's fotolog records her in the kind of sexy poses that would be worrying enough for an ordinary mother - let alone Argentina's newly elected President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. December 15 2007. (Yahoo News -- Argentina)
Six killed in military plane crash in Colombia Feb 10, 2008
The accident occurred at 9:00 a.m. (1400 GMT) when the aircraft was flying in bad weather en route from Florencia, capital of Caqueta province, to San Vicente del Caguan. A helicopter sent by the military spotted the wreckage of the plane in mountainous areas in Montanitas, but rescuers were unable to carry back the bodies of the victims due to bad weather and difficult terrain. (Xinhuanet, China)
U.S. soldiers help war against rebels in Colombia Feb 5, 2008
FLORENCIA, Colombia (Reuters) - When spies spotted a guerrilla chief camped on a jungle riverbank one afternoon late last year, Colombia's army quickly turned to U.S. soldiers to help plan his capture. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Colombia's military toughens up Jan 18, 2008
By Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer January 18, 2008 FLORENCIA, COLOMBIA -- Seven years and $4. 35 billion since the advent of a massive U.S. aid program, the Colombian military has been transformed from an outmatched "garrison force" that had yielded huge swaths of terrain to leftist guerrillas, to an aggressive force that has won back territory. (Los Angeles Times)
Colombian hostage struggles to keep hope Dec 26, 2007
Betancourt and her running mate, Clara Rojas, flew to the state capital of Florencia, hired a car and headed for San Vicente. Then they disappeared. (CNN -- World)
solo: Americanism vs. ALBA Jul 12, 2007
Very likely for that reason the US is building up its military presence in Colombia where it now has three bases at Tres Esquinas and Florencia in the Caquet department and at Villavicencio in the department of Meta. (8). (Zmag.org)
Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband says he might be father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby, had long affair Feb 10, 2007
"They're just so playful," Buenos Aires Zoo spokeswoman Florencia Presa said Friday. A big box for entries in a naming contest has been filling fast. (North County Times)
