Even the owner of the mountain can still only converse in his native tongue and would never consider leaving Colombia.

My father had died the previous year and I was thinking of breaking with the group and leaving Colombia.

"He left Colombia in his private jet two hours ago."

Chavez left Colombia two hours ago, but Gomez is ahead of him.

Thirty-seven years of conflict has left Colombia with two million displaced villagers.

He briefly left Colombia in May 2000, citing violence and threats against his family.

But, few of the estimated 18,000 American citizens are believed to have left Colombia.

"Our answer was that our work was over, and we had left Colombia," he said.

The overwhelming sentiment here is that those who can leave Colombia should.

The non-accompanying parent(s) must write a letter giving permission for the child to leave Colombia.