#vaupes

[subiriquiro]

Cielos que se encienden

[mangohobbit]

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CoD OC X TF141 (Platonic)

*Story Note: The town that the 141 and Daniela will be going is a fictional in name but inspired by a real place in the South East part of the Amazon in Colombia. I named the town "Tucoa" which reflects the towns in the Department of Vaupes Colombia. To be more specific "Mitu, Colombia".

This chapter dives into a very real problem that plagues the country of Colombia, which is how dangerous it is to be an environmentalist there. As we all know, the Amazon is an environment constantly under attack by lumber companies and illegal farming expansion by governments. To speak up against them is you putting yourself on a hit list. More information on this issue can be read in this article at the end of the story. I would like this to be a bit of an educational moment for anyone reading this fan fic. I know we read these as means to escape from reality, but even just knowing that this a real and big issue means a lot to me. Colombia is my parents' homeland and a second home to me, so the issue hits very close to my heart.

Remember there will be military inaccuracies but this will not distract from the story in my opinion. I’m trying my best with research.

⚠️Trigger warning- mentions of kidnapping to background character.

Enjoy!

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Harpia and the 141 part 1: The Boys and the Bird

Chapter 2: Flight of the Amazon

Since the flight to Venezuela would be a lengthy one, the cargo plane the 141 and Daniela were in had seats in the middle of the large loading area that made up a large bulk of the plane. Daniela wasn’t the pilot of this crossing. She sat in the back with the rest of the boys. Each man sat in their own row, with Soap laying all the way down on the row of connected seats to take a snooze once it was safe to take off their seatbelts. She had to use the restroom which required her to pass by Price and Gaz who were sitting in the front row. Gaz had his head down while Price was using his hat to cover his face in order to also get some sleep. As she passed by Gaz she noticed why his head was down. He was reading her file. She made a small cackle at seeing him pay so much attention to what was essentially her resume. “Having fun reading that?” Daniela teased. 

Gaz’s head flipped up to her at great speed. “Wha-oh...sorry,” he closed the folder. 

“It’s fine. It’s not as if I didn’t read all of yours beforehand,” Daniela confessed as she sat next to the sergeant.

“Had a feeling that was the reason you knew all our names,” Gaz pointed out. “Hey, I was just wondering about all these under the known language section,” he opened the folder again and pointed to the list. “What even are these?”

“Indigenous languages,” Daniela explained. 

“And you know all these?” he asked. Daniela nodded. “And people still speak them? I would have thought these are considered extinct languages.”

“Hundreds of native languages are still spoken in the Americas. In Latin American countries many have speakers in the hundreds of thousands to millions. Some places are so remote that Spanish isn’t even spoken by many communities.”

“I did not know that,” Gaz nodded in interest. “But you learned English, French and Portuguese?”

“English was because of school, French was because I had a fascination with French history when I was younger and wanted to learn the language. I picked up Portuguese when I did a year as an exchange student in high school. I was already raised trilingual; Spanish, English, and Aymara.”

“What’s that last one?” Soap popped from behind them and leaned himself on the seat above Gaz.

“The language of the Uros people that settled Lake Titicaca in Southern Peru,” Daniela explained. 

“Lake what?” Soap asked. 

“Shutup,” Gaz back handed Johnny’s head as he knew what the question was actually for. 

“Since I was good at picking up English in school, my father was more than happy to teach me French.” Daniela continued explaining. “I picked it up pretty fast. That’s when he learned I had a knack of languages so he suggested I keep going and wanted me to try German.”

“But?” Gaz wondered.

“But my mother played a heavy role in life in teaching me the ways she was raised. While my father would tell me stories of places from across the ocean my mother would tell me the stories of her people. The legends, and epic tales of heroes and gods from a long time ago that are still taught today. Then learning all those languages of major world powers didn’t feel right. If I had a gift; as my father would put it, then why not with languages like Aymara. Why not tongues that seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the world?”

“How handy has that come?” Soap asked. 

“Pretty helpful when trying to ask for help from indigenous communities. They are much more willing to help and ask for help if they have someone who can speak their language.”

“Why the survivalist expert part?” Gaz asked. 

“When you live in a country that mainly consists of the largest chain of mountains in the world you tend to be in extreme climates all your life,” Daniela hunched her shoulders. 

“You mean the Andes,” Gaz pointed out. 

“During my school vacation time my mother would send me over to her family in the South of Peru. My mother’s community lives where the highest lake in the world is. Lake Titicaca is more than 3,812 meters above sea level (12, 507 feet). When you grow up in a place of lower elevation you can really feel the difference in the air.”

“It makes it harder to breathe, doesn’t it,” Soap sat in the chair next to Daniela. 

The air force pilot was now sandwiched between the two men who were getting comfy at hearing her ramble. She nodded to the mohawked sergeant. “Eventually learning that I grew up in what is considered an extreme climate and landscape made me interested in learning geography. So I focused on learning on how to avoid dying in the different landscapes of South America.”

“So you really can end up wiping your ass with the poisonous plant?” Soap inquired. 

“Perhaps,” Daniela smirked.

“Ooohh,” Soap trembled in his seat to relieve some goosebumps that crawled up his arms.   

“Is it remote?” Gaz asked.

“No, there are plenty of towns and even cities all around the lake,” Daniela informed.

“Pretty?” Soap asked.

“Very,” Daniela smiled.   

“Sounds like you came from a large family,” Gaz said. 

“Eh…something like that,” Daniela hunched. That was a complicated story.  After that conversation she really did have to use the restroom. 

After the nine hour flight to the South American continent, they had arrived over at the military base where the 141 were to grab a chopper for Daniela to bring them over the border to Colombia. Unloading themselves from the plane they just took, they were met with another soldier who was to show them the aircraft they were to use. 

“Who will be the pilot for this craft?” the soldier asked.

“That would be me,” Daniela came up to the man and displayed her identification. 

“Lieutenant Garcia,” the soldier remarked as he wrote it down on this clipboard full of necessary paperwork. 

“Huari-Garcia,” Daniela corrected. 

The Venezuelan soldier looked up to her in a remark of annoyance for her correcting him. Daniela only continued to stare up at him not relenting on the correction. Due to her much stronger stare he scribbled out his original writing and replaced it with its proper name. 

Soap and Gaz looked at one another in confusion while Ghost raised a brow at the bizarre interaction. 

“What the hell was that?” Soap whispered to Kyle. 

“No idea,” Gaz replied. 

“Alright load up boys,” Price told his crew. 

With all members plus Huari as pilot, they loaded up and took off to head west for the Colombian border. Even within the Venezuelan side they were already official within what was considered the Amazon rainforest as this vast wilderness extended into nine different countries in the South American continent. Being in the helicopter the 141 had a much better view of their surroundings. As Daniela made the chopper rise, the boys looked out the windows and beheld the vast greenery that lay before them. Beyond the military base they landed in and the city next to it, there was nothing but mountains and forest and they were only going to go deeper into it. 

“This is insane!” Soap spoke into his mic. “It’s just tree’s and tree’s forever and ever!” 

“You guys seriously never been to the Amazon? I thought you were well traveled?” Daniela chuckled at the wide eyes of the two younger crew members. 

“It’s just forest as far as the eye can see,” Gaz remarked as well. 

“Why do you think it’s called “the earth’s lungs”?” Daniela said. 

“Seeing it for real gives it a whole perspective though,” Soap commented back. “I knew it was massive but reading about it and seeing it is something completely different. 

“It does look rather…intimidating,” Price finally spoke out his own view of the vast forest that encompassed them.  

“Is where you grew up like this as well?” Soap asked. Trying to mentally map out his little knowledge on South American geography. 

“Not exactly,” Daniela replied. “Although the Amazon does extend into Peru’s east side of the country, I grew up in the transitional landscape between mountains and forest, though more towards the dry mountainous side. Pretty much right in the middle of the changing landscapes which to be more specific is called a montane mosaic.”

“Sounds fancy,” Soap snickered. 

After a three hour flight over the millions of trees beneath them the 141 and Daniela could finally see signs of civilization again with small villages against the riverside. Tiny little shacks with outside kitchens and fire’s lit up cooking up the next meal of the day. Canoes with motors zipping up and down the river as a sort of highway for the people that lived by the water’s edge. 

“It’s like a whole road system but in the water,” Gaz pointed out. 

“I’ve seen something like this in South East Asian countries,” Johnny said. “Easier to just use what’s already in their backyard than chopping down trees and building a road.” 

“Here we are boys!” Daniela called out for them to look ahead as a town lay not far beyond them. “Welcome to Tucoa,” she presented the place to the 141. It wasn’t the least bit fancy but it had its South American charm with simple white and beige Spanish architecture styled buildings with tiled roofs but also plenty of rough looking construction work with corrugated metal roofs. And just like any town or city in Latin America, the place was adorned with a pretty little Catholic Church that had a bell tower and everything. Laying in front of it was a well kept park with small growing trees and small garden spaces and benches that people were enjoying for a Sunday afternoon. Even through all its charm the pilot and the 141 immediately noticed the high police presence around the main roads of the towns. Barricades and checkpoints maneuvered the people like cattle around the streets of Tucoa.

“The people are alarmed,” Price said. The rest of his boys looked at him and nodded in agreement. Cute little town but a spooked one at that.  

Daniela flew the chopper just a mile away from the edge of the town where a small military base was settled. The pilot got into contact with the control tower and stated themselves to the air authorities. With some exchanges Daniela was given permission to land the chopper on one of the helipads. As they landed a woman in an official military uniform came up the stairs of the helipad along with five other officials at her side.

Once landed and engine was off Captain Price along with the rest of the task force dismounted the chopper and were greeted with the strict looking woman. 

“Capitan Price?” She asked. 

“That would be me,” Price nodded to her. 

“Commander Montoya,” She reached out her hand for a shake. Price complied with a quick and firm shake to the gloved hands of the woman. She had a rough looking scar going down the left side of her lip to her chin. Price wouldn’t lie saying she looked like a movie villain. 

  “Come with me. Much time has been lost these last few days and things have escalated recently,” there was a small shake in her voice as she said that last part. 

“Huari let’s go!” Price called out to his pilot. 

Daniela was finally able to shut everything down and join the rest of the task force. 

The 141 boys were taken into a command room and laid everything out about the situation. From more details of the exact location, maps of the town, the surrounding areas, the region itself, names of several people, and photos to match as well. Daniela took hold of the photo of the girl who was taken. In the back was her name. It said “Marisol” written in black sharpie. Looking back at her face Daniela’s mind flooded with what could possibly have gone through the girl’s mind at the moment of being taken. It was confirmed that she had no connections to her capture’s. This was no “good girl gone wild” scenario. Marisol was an innocent person taken by some very dangerous people. Even if they found her alive the chances of her being unharmed were slim…very slim. 

“Poor woman,” Gaz looked over Dani’s shoulder. 

“So young and yet so giving to the people. She has an impressive resume,” Daniela looked at the folder of information about the abducted.  

“She was just trying to make the world a better place and she got nabbed by these guys. How fucked up is that,” Gaz was looked on. 

“Fucked up but not uncommon in these area’s. If you’re a disturber of established power you become a target. 

Just then the sound of a commotion came from outside the room. Through the windows the 141 could see through the window of the room across the hall there was a man shouting and pointing his finger angrily at the soldiers. 

“That can’t be good,” Soap whispered. 

“It’s him,” Daniela held up the family photo. “It’s the girl’s father.”

“Shit,” Ghost huffed. 

The man pushed the soldier out of the way, ran into the hall and swung the door of the room the boys and Daniela were in. “Who are they!”  The man shouted. “I have never seen them before!”

“Señor Arias, please,” the colonel came up to the frightened man. 

“If they are here because of my daughter then I deserve to know who they are! I deserve to know everyone who is working on this! Now who are those “greengos”!” 

“I know that word,” Ghost said under his breath. 

As Colonel Montoya tried to calm the man down Price was about to step in reluctantly to the scared father but once Daniela saw her commanding officer take one step, she decided to be the one in order to step in. She cut the captain off when he was about to speak. “We are here to help,” Daniela walked up to the man who was surrounded by guards that created a wall between him and the Colonel. “Everyone…please,” the pilot asked for the soldiers to relax and leave the man be. 

Price decided to allow the pilot to do her thing. Afterall, this was the reason Daniela was here in the first place. Aside from being a translator and interpreter, the pilot was known for having a way of communicating with those of small communities. In the end, the woman was a humanitarian that spoke to underrepresented people like this father. Seemed like the right thing to allow her to be the one to speak up. 

“Mr. Mayor, I am Lieutenant Huari of the Peruvian air force and these men are a special task force that are here to help. They specialize in high stakes situations like this. If Marisol is still out there then they are the ones to find her.,” Daniela spoke to the man calmly. 

Mr. Arias sniffled and whipped his face from the tears then looked at Captain Price. “Here to help Marisol?” He had a rough accent but was still understandable. 

“That’s right sir,” Price stood behind Daniela. “Here to help.”

“Please,” Mr. Arias tried to keep himself composed. “She is…good girl,” he tried to find the right words in his head. 

“I believe that,” Price replied. 

“Creo en te,” Daniela translated for her captain; unsure how much the mayor was able to understand. 

“¿Usted sabe lo que ellos me dijeron de Marisol?” Mr. Aries asked. 

“Do you want to know what they said about Marisol?” Daniela said. 

“¡Que ella hizo todo esto al propósito! ¡Que ella se fue con ellos!” 

“That she did this on purpose and ran off with them,” Dani said. 

“No I don’t believe that sir. Not from the video I saw and not from what I hear about your daughter,” Price said back and Daniela translated to the crying father. The man’s eyes lit up at hearing that the captain didn’t believe this was staged. “Whatever is going on around here I am going to get to the bottom of things because my order’s are to get her back home and that’s what I intend to do.”

“Yo vine aquí bajo órdenes para recuperar a su hija y eso es lo que yo voy hacer.” Dani spoke to the man. 

“Thank you,” Mr. Aries smiled a teary grin to the 141 captain. “Find Marisol…please,” he handed Daniela another photo of his daughter. This one was of her surrounded by a group of children at the entrance of a school. This young woman truly was a giver of her own community. Daniela handed the photo to Price. 

John sighed heavily at the photo. “Good girl,” he said. 

“Very good girl,” Mr. Arias smiled as he was handed back the photo. 

After being escorted out Price turned to his boys. He eyed them hoping they understood what his glare meant, which they did. Ghost, Soap and Gaz knew this was serious and someone needed their help. At the same time there wasn’t just one young woman in need, there was a whole group of people who felt the aftershock of this kidnapping. That was the price to be paid when working in such a small community.

Masterlist

*Article mentioned at the top of the post

[smunalianzaliberal]

El Diario Independiente - Op-Ed

Meta and Vaupes fall to the Liberals

4 December 1951 

"Same stuff different people" ~A random Meta citizen

[smunconservadors]

El Diario Independiente - Op-Ed

Meta and Vaupes fall to the Liberals

4 December 1951 

"Same stuff different people" ~A random Meta citizen

[partidoconservador]

Death to Coffee

El Tiempo

5th February 1950

In a shocking turn of events, the coffee factories owned by prominent businessman Jair Giraldo in Vaupés have been destroyed. The destruction of these factories marks a significant blow to the local economy, which heavily relies on coffee production. This incident comes amidst an ongoing conflict that has seen various factions vying for control and resources.

According to eyewitnesses and workers who managed to escape, the destruction was a deliberate act aimed at repurposing the factories for military use. Several workers have come forward with detailed accounts of the events leading up to the destruction, providing critical information that has now been leaked to the press.

One worker, who wished to remain anonymous, stated: "The factories were just starting to get up and running. We were looking forward to getting back to normal work, but suddenly everything changed. There were orders to convert the factories into ammunition and weapon production sites. The destruction seemed planned, and it all happened so quickly."

Sources close to the situation have revealed that orders have been issued to repurpose the coffee factories in Vaupés for the military-industrial complex. The destruction of the coffee factories has caused widespread economic disruption in Vaupés. The region, already in dire need of industry and reconstruction, now faces additional challenges with the loss of these crucial economic assets. The repurposing of these factories for military use has sparked outrage among the local population and has been met with strong condemnation from various political and business leaders.

As the situation unfolds, the impact on the local population and the broader conflict is being felt not only the civilians but the military as well. The recent conflict between the Liberal and the Conservative forces in Meta and Vaupes has resulted in the complete economic breakdown of the region, and civilians are beginning to violently protest against the Conservative forces. Is this the beginning of the dissolution of the Conservative army?

[candacehughes]

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[casaamarilla]

459: Colombia's Travel and Tourism Fair

On this week's show, we return to the topic of travel and tourism to Colombia as it is so timely with the ANATO convention taking place last week. We reflect on how the ANATO fair has changed over 15 years, how international travel agencies are now responding to those of us in the tourism business here in Colombia and potentially what to expect in the future. There are some outtakes with music taking place during the convention, some information from Tatiana - the head of tourism for the department of Vaupes - Bruce McLean's (www.bnbcolombia.com) reaction to some spicey chili flakes and more! Come and enjoy some vicarious travel to Colombia. And thank you to Grace Brennan for taking over from Emily Hart with the Colombia News Brief this week.

Check out this episode!

[partummund-drawings]

Mis dibujos TerritoryHumans de Colombia uwu (resubido)

Unos bellos dibujos de los hijos/Capitales/Territorios de Colombia

[nanookacu-blog]

[unidadortopedia]

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[culturacolombiana]

Río Caquetá 🏞️🇨🇴✨ El Río Caquetá recorre gran parte del territorio sur de Colombia 🇨🇴 para luego llegar a Brasil 🇧🇷 donde de le conoce como Río Japurá, para al final desembocar en el conocido río Amazonas. Se dice que este río cuenta con una longitud de 2.820 Km abarca una superficie de 267.730 Km² y dispone de un caudal medio de 18.620 m³/s 💯 Este río atraviesa los siguientes departamentos colombianos: Cauca, Putumayo, Caquetá, Guaviare, Vaupés, y Amazonas 😯 Photo: @monitaviajante . . . . . . . . . #culturacolombiana #colombiaviajes #viajarcolombia #viajar #colombiacultura #travelcolombia #travelphotography #photography #colombia #riomasgrandedelmundo #rios #cuenca #cauca #putumayo #caqueta #guaviare #vaupes #amazonas #oroverde #natural #naturaleza #explorecolombia #fotosyviajes #fotoscolombianas #fotografia #sabiasque #instagood #blogdecolombia #blogdeviajes #blogtravel (en Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXNdxxrxlY/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[smunalianzaliberal]

Prensa de Liberación

Gustavo Cooks 

8 June 1951

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, who has recently defected to join the PLP, has decided to make several bold moves in support of the party. 

Firstly, he made a speech in Cali, blasting the Conservative and Liberal Parties in equal amounts for their continuation of the violence(La Violencia) at the expense of the people. In it, he emphasized that the conservative party violated the ceasefire, has enforced increasingly authoritarian measures, and has done little to support refugees and the general population. 

Secondly, he appealed to business owners of the Southern departments, promising a resumption of trade through improving relations with the US. 

Thirdly, he called for a nationwide amnesty program, as is currently being discussed by certain moderate conservatives who similarly desire peace and security for Colombia.  He emphasized that the Liberal party has violated the truce through its attacks in Meta and Vaupes, and is equally responsible for the continuation and escalation of violence. He noted that their actions to undermine the Colombian Economy, the Colombian Peso, and Colombia's industries has further worsened the situation of Colombia and the wellbeing of her people

Fourthly, he requested for more conservative party members to defect and join the PLP, which desires peace, security, and prosperity in Colombia beyond anything else

Finally, he ordered significant portions of the troops across my many garrisons to provide relief goods to the people, opening soup kitchens to utilize the excess logistical preparations that was to be used for the Boyaca operation that did not end up occurring. 

[smunconservadors]

Prensa de Liberación

Gustavo Cooks 

8 June 1951

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, who has recently defected to join the PLP, has decided to make several bold moves in support of the party. 

Firstly, he made a speech in Cali, blasting the Conservative and Liberal Parties in equal amounts for their continuation of the violence(La Violencia) at the expense of the people. In it, he emphasized that the conservative party violated the ceasefire, has enforced increasingly authoritarian measures, and has done little to support refugees and the general population. 

Secondly, he appealed to business owners of the Southern departments, promising a resumption of trade through improving relations with the US. 

Thirdly, he called for a nationwide amnesty program, as is currently being discussed by certain moderate conservatives who similarly desire peace and security for Colombia.  He emphasized that the Liberal party has violated the truce through its attacks in Meta and Vaupes, and is equally responsible for the continuation and escalation of violence. He noted that their actions to undermine the Colombian Economy, the Colombian Peso, and Colombia's industries has further worsened the situation of Colombia and the wellbeing of her people

Fourthly, he requested for more conservative party members to defect and join the PLP, which desires peace, security, and prosperity in Colombia beyond anything else

Finally, he ordered significant portions of the troops across my many garrisons to provide relief goods to the people, opening soup kitchens to utilize the excess logistical preparations that was to be used for the Boyaca operation that did not end up occurring. 

[partidoconservador]

Death to coffee

El Tiempo

5th February 1950

In a shocking turn of events, the coffee factories owned by prominent businessman Jair Giraldo in Vaupés have been destroyed. The destruction of these factories marks a significant blow to the local economy, which heavily relies on coffee production. This incident comes amidst an ongoing conflict that has seen various factions vying for control and resources.

According to eyewitnesses and workers who managed to escape, the destruction was a deliberate act aimed at repurposing the factories for military use. Several workers have come forward with detailed accounts of the events leading up to the destruction, providing critical information that has now been leaked to the press.

One worker, who wished to remain anonymous, stated: "The factories were just starting to get up and running. We were looking forward to getting back to normal work, but suddenly everything changed. There were orders to convert the factories into ammunition and weapon production sites. The destruction seemed planned, and it all happened so quickly."

Sources close to the situation have revealed that orders have been issued to repurpose the coffee factories in Vaupés for the military industrial complex. The destruction of the coffee factories has caused widespread economic disruption in Vaupés. The region, already in dire need of industry and reconstruction, now faces additional challenges with the loss of these crucial economic assets. The repurposing of these factories for military use has sparked outrage among the local population and has been met with strong condemnation from various political and business leaders.

As the situation unfolds, the impact on the local population and the broader conflict is being felt not only the civilians but the military as well. The recent conflict between the Liberal and the Conservative forces in Meta and Vaupes has resulted in the complete economic breakdown of the region, and civilians are beginning to violently protest against the Conservative forces. Is this the beginning of the dissolution of the Conservative army?