to FAQ's: How high is the risk of being kidnapped in Colombia? love visitors,
course I will say it again - and quite rightly asked - how high is the risk of being kidnapped in Colombia as a tourist.
This question is not answered with a percentage or "high" or "low".
principle: the armed groups with a political background, have no interest and no great benefit of kidnapped tourists.
Your favorite targets:
Colombian police, soldiers, government officials, foreign investors, foreign police officers, or agents (DEA, FBI, CIA, Interpol) and every now and then members of international aid projects.
rarely leads to kidnappings of tourists, who march with a backpack or a tour group from Colombia.
However, since this can not be excluded, it is necessary inform all the time, where expected with increased presence of armed groups is. avoided
Certain departments, should be flying around or avoid (eg the Depto. Putumayo or the Choco.
In the case of a kidnapping by the FARC, for example, are to survive, the chances are very high.
In general you are treated well, .. not abused and reasonably well supplied
German abductees were being held between 3 days and 6 years
abductees this group must be a long time into the jungle camp of the guerrillas set
is however in principle. A residual risk, but This is targeted Information to calculate.
warmly Ganz, William