She became one of FARC's leading public figures from 2007 onwards, when a private journal she had been keeping was found by the Colombian military and became the focus of international news reports.

[2] Up until 2010, Nijmeijer was in a romantic relationship with a nephew of FARC leader Víctor Julio Suárez Rojas.

[4] The three Americans (Private Military Contractors), Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, described their experiences after being freed in their book, Out of Captivity.

The plane made an emergency landing in 2003 due to engine failure in an area where the FARC was stationed.

American pilot Tommy Janis was shot dead on the run and a Colombian sergeant was executed on the spot by the FARC.