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Originally from Mercaderes in southern Cauca, Mario came to Mocoa on a regular basis to take a purge of yagé.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Originally from Mercaderes in southern Cauca, Mario came to Mocoa on a regular basis to take a purge of yagé.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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It was one of six simultaneous attacks in southern Cauca department that killed eight people, injured 100, and damaged or destroyed more than 300 homes.
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As governor of Cauca, a major coca growing state, he helped then-president Alvaro Uribe persuade the George W. Bush administration to renew the agreement in 2007.
Eric Ehrmann: Drug War Trumps Free Trade in Colombia Eric Ehrmann 2011
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About 24 hours later, in the southwest town of Villa Rica in Cauca state, rebels parked a pickup truck a short distance from the police station, and from the bed of the truck fired several gas cylinders packed with explosives.
Colombian Army Goes After Rebel Chiefs Dan Molinski 2012
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Colombia says the rebels provided false coordinates for the location of the hostages, placing them in Tolima state when the men were instead in Cauca state.
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Photo: Tom Mortenson; Taken in: ColombiaIn 1967 I was assigned to LaVega, Cauca, in southern Colombia to nutritional extension work.
Photo Essay: Peace Corps Volunteers Share 50 Years of Memories 2011
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The military has thus achieved one of its most important goals, Alberto Gonzalez Mosquera, governor of Colombia's Cauca department, told local radio.
Farc leader Alfonso Cano has been killed, says Colombia 2011
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In March, it attacked three towns in the Cauca region, prompting President Uribe to travel to the area and call a security meeting.
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The harassment by the FARC in Cauca continues to these days.
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