Elevation 280 m Population 67,994 (2015) Number of airports 1 | Area 21,923 km² Local time Tuesday 12:48 AM | |
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Time zone Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5) Website www.sanvicentedelcaguan.gov.co Weather 21°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
San Vicente del Caguán ([sam biˈsente ðel kaˈɣwan]) is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern Colombia.
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Map of San Vicente del Cagu%C3%A1n, Caquet%C3%A1, Colombia
Religion
Its Marian Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy) is the cathedral episcopal see of the Latin Catholic pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente del Caguán.
History
Between 1998 and 2002, San Vicente del Caguán was the center of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which was created as a safe haven for the revolutionary FARC rebels. Two days after the peace talks were ended, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped while entering the former DMZ.
References
San Vicente del Caguán Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA