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How former hostage Ingrid Betancourt occupied her mind to stay sane

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In 2002, the French Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt became perhaps one of the best-known hostages in the world when she was kidnapped and held for over six years, deep in the Colombian jungle, by the FARC or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Photo: Ingrid Betancourt. Credit: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images.

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