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The El Caguán DMZ ( es, Zona de Distensión, zona de despeje de San Vicente del Caguán) was a
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The El Caguán DMZ ( es, Zona de Distensión, zona de despeje de San Vicente del Caguán) was a demilitarized zone
A demilitarized zone (DMZ or DZ) is an area in which treaties or agreements between nations, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities, or personnel. A DZ often lies along an established frontier or bounda ...
of 42,000 km² in southern Colombia
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authorized by the government of President Andrés Pastrana
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to negotiate a peace process
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with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
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(FARC-EP). It existed for three years, from 1999 until 2002.
On October 8, 1998, then presidential candidate Andrés Pastrana agreed with FARC commanders to create a demilitarized zone
A demilitarized zone (DMZ or DZ) is an area in which treaties or agreements between nations, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities, or personnel. A DZ often lies along an established frontier or bounda ...
in the region of El Caguán river basin, a jungle region in south central Colombia made up by the municipalities of Vista Hermosa, La Macarena
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, La Uribe
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and Mesetas in Meta Department
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, and San Vicente del Caguán
San Vicente del Caguán () is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern Colombia.
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in Caquetá Department
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to negotiate a possible peace process.
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