Mapiripan: A shortcut to hell

By María Cristina Caballero

BOGOTA, July 28, 1997 — A paramilitary incursion from July 14 to 20 this year by private armed groups that combat guerrilla forces has made

Excerpts from this story referencing "Meta":

"… ery post of the barbed-wire fence enclosing the dis cemetery of Mapiripan (Meta, Colombia), a little town set in the Colombian plains on left bank of the …"

"… aten path from Villavicencio, the capital of the Department or Province of Meta, the air is thick with tension and humidity. Men from the Technical Invest …"

"… r began in this town in the southeastern part of the Colombian province of Meta. Mapiripan covers a scant 1 1,000 sq. kilometers (approx. 4,250 sq. miles) …"

"… plane about to take off for Villavicencio, the capital of the Province of Meta, but he was only able to find space for two (2) of his children. With tear …"