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Villavicencio

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Villavicencio (vēlyävēsān`syō), city (1993 pop. 219,976), capital of Meta dept., central Colombia, on the Meta River. Located in the eastern foothills of the Andes, it is the chief urban center of the llanos and forests of E Colombia. Coffee, bananas, rice, beer, and soap are the main products of the region. The surrounding area was the scene of large-scale banditry in the civil strife that rocked the country from 1948 to 1958.
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FARC leader Guillermo Leon Saenz Vargas and the group's top military commander, Luis Suarez, were convicted in absentia by a special court in the city of Villavicencio along with the other members of the group's high command.
Colombian court sentences FARC leaders in absentia by AFP / AFP Global Edition
My parents live in Villavicencio now, with my three younger brothers and sisters.
"I like it here" by Holguin, Luis David / Junior Scholastic
The economic downturn is only one factor at work in Villavicencio, where support from Coopgente credit union offers a future to thousands of refugees from Colombia's conflict-torn rural areas.
Supporting an opportunity for hope to blossom in the developing world by Branch, Brian / Credit Union Times
 
 
 
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