Not to scare people, but thought I'd pass this on from my weekly Travel Advisories...

[COLOMBIA]

- ELP Conducts Highway Kidnappings -

Members of the People's Liberation Army (EPL) rebel group kidnapped 12
people from their vehicles on an undisclosed highway this past weekend. The
ELP is a small organization, regarded as Colombia's third-largest rebel
group. The circumstances and location of the kidnapping vary by report.
According to one report, the kidnapping took place approximately 130 mi/210
km northeast of Bogota, where a landslide supposedly blocked the road.
Another report claimed that the rebels used a tractor to block the highway
approximately 125 mi/ 200 km south of Bogota.

qColombia (HIGH RISK). There are significant dangers associated with
travel here. US citizens are advised that, due to a recent increase in
random terrorist activity, US travelers who might consider a visit present
additional opportunities for criminal and terrorist elements. The risk of
being kidnapped here is greater than in any other country in the world.