TY  - BOOK
AU  - Otis,John
TI  - Law of the jungle: the hunt for Colombian guerrillas, American hostages, and buried treasure 
SN  - 9780061671807
AV  - HV 6604 O88l 2010
U1  - 364.154 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - William Morrow
KW  - Howes, Tom
KW  - Gonsalves, Marc
KW  - Stansell, Keith
KW  - Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia
KW  - Actividades subversivas
KW  - 2003-2008
KW  - Americans
KW  - Colombia
KW  - Caqueta
KW  - Biography
KW  - Hostages
KW  - Hostage negotiations
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Guerrillas
KW  - Estadounidenses
KW  - Secuestro
KW  - Negociación de rehenes
KW  - Historia
KW  - Siglo XX
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - United States
KW  - Relaciones exteriores
KW  - Estados Unidos
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Truth be told, they were mostly in it for the money." On February 13, 2003, a plane carrying three American military contractors on a recon patrol crash-landed in the jungle-covered mountains of Colombia. Within minutes, FARC guerrillas swarmed the wreckage and killed the American pilot and a Colombian crew member as they tried to escape. The survivors--Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, and Thomas Howes--were marched at gunpoint into the rain forest. For the next five years, they would live as hostages under the jungle canopy, facing starvation, fights with fellow hostages, and threats of execution. Veteran journalist Otis places the hostage story in its full context by exploring the inner workings of the FARC, the U.S.-backed war on drugs, and Colombia's efforts to free the rebel-held prisoners--offering a cautionary tale about the pursuit of fortune in one of the world's most dangerous places.--From publisher description
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