Colombia Information

For those interested, here are some sources of where I did my research.  The bottom 2 articles address the security situation.
Mike

Websites of others who have Cycled Colombia
http://mikesimagination.wordpress.com/the-scoop-on-cycling-in-colombia-ecuador/
http://rgparton.tripod.com/af.html
http://www.trentobike.org/bycountry/Colombia.html
http://www.tour.tk/on-the-road-0907-cycling-colombia.htm
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/locales/?geoname_id=48&doctype=journal
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/message.jspa?messageID=16166842#16166842
http://www.rideforclimate.com/journals/?p=102
http://downtheroad.org/southamerica/
http://www.roadjunky.com/guide/312/colombia-travel-online


Various sites for information on Colombia that I found useful:

http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/travel/ - great forums and wiki style travel guide
http://www.adncolombia.com/ - good guide site with posts and updates from other travelers
http://www.roadjunky.com/guide/312/colombia-travel-online
http://www.paisatours.com/faqs.htm – English Site for Colombian Travel Info
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1090.html

Articles with kidnapping statiscs:

 Through 2006 - http://www.bigtravelweb.com/travel/2008/10/27/kidnapping-statistics-mexico-brazil-ecuador-venezuela-more-prone-than-colombia/

 2007 & 08 - http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13528083