This book analyzes the first stage of the conflict in Colombia, the twenty-year search for a negotiated settlement which concluded in 2002 with the collapse of

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Pictures and text survey the history and contemporary economy, culture, politics, social life, and customs of Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas.