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> people there were in the habit of kidnapping for ransom "People there" is likely an exageration. Illegal armed groups. https://colombiareports.com/colombia-illegal-armed-groups-maps/ https://colombiareports.com/colombia-illegal-armed-groups-ma... The FARC group goes back 50+ years and was inspired by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. There are still radicals who have not laid down their weapons or profit from drug trade or gold mining operations. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/25/farc-che-guevara-era-closes-latin-america-guerrillas https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/25/farc-che-gueva...