Teacher Gustavo Moncayo feeds a pigeon during a protest with friends, as he stands beside a photo of his kidnapped son Pablo Emilio Moncayo at Bolivar square in Bogota November 10, 2009. Pablo, snatched by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 1997, has become a symbol of the suffering of kidnap victims since his father Gustavo began a campaign for his freedom, wrapping himself in chains and walking throughout Colombia. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

Teacher Gustavo Moncayo feeds a pigeon during a protest with friends, as he stands beside a photo of his kidnapped son Pablo Emilio Moncayo at Bolivar square in Bogota November 10, 2009. Pablo, snatched by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 1997, has become a symbol of the suffering of kidnap victims since his father Gustavo began a campaign for his freedom, wrapping himself in chains and walking throughout Colombia.

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  1. Colombian policemen stand guard alongside a bus burned by rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Ricaurte town along the highway between Tumaco and Narino November 20, 2009. Six people died in the incident, authorities said.
  2. A man walks past a bus burned by suspected rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Ricaurte, southern Colombia, Friday, Nov.20, 2009. Colombian authorities say six people, including two children, were killed when the bus was attacked and caught fire.
  3. A man walks past a bus burned by suspected rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Ricaurte, southern Colombia, Friday, Nov.20, 2009. Colombian authorities say six people, including two children, were killed when the bus was attacked and caught fire.
  4. A bus burned by suspected rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, sits on a road in Ricaurte, southern Colombia, Friday, Nov.20, 2009. Colombian authorities say six people, including two children, were killed when the bus was attacked and caught fire.
  5. Colombian soldiers patrol the area surrounding Corinto town in Cauca province November 16, 2009. The government decided to send 2,500 more troops to the southwest province on November 11, a day after an attack by FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels killed nine soldiers, in an attempt to strengthen and regain control of the region.
  6. Colombian soldiers patrol Corinto town in Cauca province November 16, 2009. The government decided to send 2,500 more troops to the southwest province on November 11, a day after an attack by FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels killed nine soldiers, in an attempt to strengthen and regain control of the region.
  7. Colombian soldiers are positioned on hill over looking Corinto town in Cauca province November 16, 2009. The government decided to send 2,500 more troops to the southwest province on November 11, a day after an attack by FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels killed nine soldiers, in an attempt to strengthen and regain control of the region.
  8. Colombian soldiers patrol Corinto province Cauca November 16, 2009. The government decided to send 2,500 more troops to the southwest province on November 11, a day after an attack by FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels killed nine soldiers, in an attempt to strengthen and regain control of the region.
  9. Teacher Gustavo Moncayo stands alongside a photo of his kidnapped son Pablo Emilio Moncayo during a protest at Bolivar square in Bogota November 10, 2009. Pablo, snatched by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 1997, has become a symbol of the suffering of kidnap victims since his father Gustavo began a campaign for his freedom, wrapping himself in chains and walking throughout Colombia.
  10. Teacher Gustavo Moncayo feeds a pigeon during a protest with friends, as he stands beside a photo of his kidnapped son Pablo Emilio Moncayo at Bolivar square in Bogota November 10, 2009. Pablo, snatched by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 1997, has become a symbol of the suffering of kidnap victims since his father Gustavo began a campaign for his freedom, wrapping himself in chains and walking throughout Colombia.
  11. Teacher Gustavo Moncayo (L) stands with a friend and a photo of his kidnapped son Pablo Emilio Moncayo during a protest in front of the Colombian Congress building in Bogota November 10, 2009. Pablo Emilio was kidnapped nearly 12 years ago during an attack by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). He is among 24 soldiers and police held the FARC, a cocaine-financed peasant army that has been fighting the state since the 1960s in the name of Marxism.
  12. A soldier talks on his cell phone after heavy combat with rebels in Corinto in southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. At least nine soldiers were killed and four wounded when they came under mortar attack by about 100 rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, according to Col. Luis Danilo Murcia. No information was given regarding wounded or dead rebels.
  13. Soldiers stand guard by communications towers in Corinto in southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. At least nine soldiers were killed and four wounded when they came under mortar attack near the towers by about 100 rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, according to Col. Luis Danilo Murcia. No information was given regarding wounded or dead rebels.
  14. A soldier stands guard on a hill over looking Corinto, Colombia, after heavy combat between soldiers and rebels, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. At least nine soldiers were killed and four wounded when they came under mortar attack by about 100 rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, according to Col. Luis Danilo Murcia. No information was given regarding wounded or dead rebels.
  15. Grenades allegedly belonging to soldiers who were killed by rebels sit on the ground in Corinto in southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. At least nine soldiers were killed and four wounded when they came under mortar attack by about 100 rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, according to Col. Luis Danilo Murcia. No information was given regarding wounded or dead rebels.
  16. Grenades allegedly belonging to soldiers who were killed by rebels sit on the ground in Corinto in southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. At least nine soldiers were killed and four wounded when they came under mortar attack by about 100 rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, according to Col. Luis Danilo Murcia. No information was given regarding wounded or dead rebels.

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