Colombia's Farc rebels release hostage Marcos Baquero
Colombia's Farc rebel group has released the first of five hostages it has promised to free this week as a gesture of peace to the government.
The hostage, local politician Marcos Baquero, was collected by a Brazilian military helicopter from a secret location in the Colombian jungle.
He had been in captivity for 19 months.
The BBC's Jeremy McDermott reports.
10 Feb 2011
- From the section Latin America & Caribbean