One of his first jobs was to help with negotiations to release hostages held by the guerrillas in the Colombian jungle.

In February 1987, just days after Lehder was captured in the Colombian jungle, Reed was apprehended in Panama.

Mr. Pastrana, a former television anchor who understands the value of dramatic images, ventured into the Colombian jungle last month to meet with the leaders of the largest insurgent group.

Tom Janis, also a former Northrop employee, was killed by the FARC shortly after their plane crashed in the Colombian jungle in 2003.

However, by 1981, plans began to fall into place for Bitterman and his wife to attempt to reach the Carijona tribe in the Colombian jungle.

In the film Clear and Present Danger a pair of MH-60L Blackhawks are used to deploy a special ops team, into a Colombian jungle.

Perhaps you read yesterday's article about members of the Nukak tribe - nearly 80 of them - who walked out of the Colombian jungle and renounced their ancestral ways.

The game starts with Red Team being captured after parachuting into the Colombian jungle and are taken to a nearby town controlled by Militia forces.

After 61 days being held in the Colombian jungle, Scott Heimdal returned to Peoria, Ill., which passed collection plates and held bake sales to raise $60,000 to free him.