San Vicente del Caguán () is a town and

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, southern

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Religion

Its Marian Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (dedicated to the

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) is the

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episcopal see of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán The Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán, shortened to the Diocese of San Vicente (), is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropo ...

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

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rebels. Two days after the peace talks were ended,

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was kidnapped while entering the former DMZ.

Climate

References

External links

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San Vicente del Caguán official website
Municipalities of Caquetá Department {{Caquetá-geo-stub