On December 23, Las Voces del Secuestro [es] (“Voices of Kidnappings”) called for a ‘great vigil for the release of hostages’ [es], which “has as its main point of concentration the Plaza de Bolivar in Bogota, which for 17 years has received people accompanying relatives of hostages.” Vigils were also organized in cities like Mexico City, Miami, New York, London, Madrid, Paris and Rome, to demand the release of hostages before midnight on December 24.