San Vicente del Caguán

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San Vicente del Caguán is a Colombian town and municipality in the Amazonian foothills that is known for its historical role in the country’s armed conflict and peace negotiations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
appliesToJurisdiction Caquetá Department NERFINISHED
armedConflictContext area of FARC guerrilla presence for decades
site of military and guerrilla confrontations
belongsTo southern Colombia NERFINISHED
conflictRole former demilitarized zone area in peace process with FARC
continent South America
country Colombia
countrySubdivision Caquetá Department NERFINISHED
demographicsContext predominantly rural municipality
electoralDistrict Caquetá electoral constituency NERFINISHED
geographicalFeature foothills of the Andes
transition zone between Andes and Amazon rainforest
governingBody municipal council of San Vicente del Caguán NERFINISHED
hasCallingCode +57
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasEducationSystem public schools under Colombian national education system
hasHealthcareSystem Colombian public health system coverage
hasJurisdictionOver rural villages and hamlets in its municipality
hasMunicipalGovernment mayor–council system
hasMunicipalStatusSince 20th century
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasPostalSystem Colombian postal service NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity agriculture
cattle ranching
forestry
hasPublicHolidayContext Colombian national holidays
hasReligionMajorityContext predominantly Roman Catholic population
hasSettlementType municipal seat
hasUrbanArea San Vicente del Caguán urban center
historicalEventLocation peace talks between Colombian government and FARC in late 1990s
knownFor peace negotiations between Colombian government and FARC
role in Colombian armed conflict
legalSystem Colombian law
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Caquetá Department NERFINISHED
Colombian Amazon region NERFINISHED
locatedInEcologicalRegion Amazon rainforest fringe
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Caguán River NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Amazonian foothills
locatedInTimeZone Colombia Time NERFINISHED
partOf Amazon basin NERFINISHED
Republic of Colombia NERFINISHED
peaceProcessContext symbol of failed peace process of 1998–2002 in Colombia
roadConnection connected by road to Florencia, Caquetá
timeZoneOffset UTC−05:00
transportInfrastructure regional airport (small airstrip) serving the town
usesCurrency Colombian peso NERFINISHED

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Caquetá Department containsMunicipality San Vicente del Caguán