Some days prior to the fourth anniversary of the kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt by FARC, the hostage is said to have recorded a new video.

INGRID Betancourt is reported to have recorded a video in the last few days, from her place of detention in the jungle, in the Putumayo area, according to sources close to the rebels.

The tape is said to be on its way to Bogotá and must be delivered to a journalist from Noticias Uno TV station, which already broadcast, in August 2003, the last proof of survival of the French-Colombian hostage.

For 28 months, the family hasn't had any news of the former presidential candidate and has been waiting desperately for proofs of her survival.

Several days prior to the fourth anniversary of the kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt, FARC appear to want to make a goodwill gesture. This information arrives just when Europe, through three countries, France, Switzerland and Spain are trying to organise a humanitarian exchange, in a ' peace ' zone in the area of Cali between the Bogotá government and the rebel leader. 60 hostages among them Ingrid Betancourt, could be exchanged for 500 rebels currently held in prison in Colombia. The imminent broadcast of this tape, is it the sign of the beginning of a settlement in the conflict? One thing is certain, it proves that Ingrid Betancourt is alive and in good health.