Father uses symbolic crucifixion to call attention to Colombian hostages

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Global Post reports on Gustavo Moncayo, a 57-year-old high school teacher in Colombia who last week picked up an eight-foot bamboo cross and set off on a five-day, 70-mile march from an army base to Bogota.

Moncayo is trying to raises awareness of the plight of his son, Army Corp. Pablo Emilio Moncayo, who was taken prisoner by rebels during a 1997 firefight. The younger Moncayo is one of 23 soldiers and police officers still being held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the nation’s largest rebel group.

Read John Otis’ story here, and watch the video, also by Global Post, below.

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