San Vicente del Caguán

For other uses, see San Vicente (disambiguation).

San Vicente del Caguán
Municipality and town
Flag of San Vicente del Caguán Flag Official seal of San Vicente del Caguán Seal
Location of the municipality and town of San Vicente del Caguán in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. Location of the municipality and town of San Vicente del Caguán in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Coordinates:
Country	Colombia
Department	Caquetá Department
Government
• Alcalde	Domingo Emilio Pérez Cuellar
Area
• Total	21,923 km2 (8,465 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	62,096
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
	DANE
Time zone	Colombia Standard Time (UTC-5)
Website	www.sanvicentedelcaguan.gov.co

San Vicente del Caguán (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente ðel kaˈɣwan]) is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern 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.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• (Spanish) San Vicente del Caguán official website