the e.l.n. had been holding him for seven months. o after seven months in the jungle, canadian geologist buzz released by columbia second largest rebel group, the e.l.n., in the north of the country. he was captured last january while working for a toronto base mining company that operated in the region. >> the columbian government had demanded his release as a condition for starting peace talks with the group. similar is to the ones judged way with the country's largest group in cuba. >> it opens the door for negotiations between the government and the electionn. it is a condition that was impose bed i the government, but it is also something symbolic for the public. then we can start talking. >> in a statement, the e.l.n. commander nicholas rodriguez, said he considered the release a sign of peace. >> we are freeing the canadian geologist, who was kept captainist by organizations since january. we are turning him over in a humanitarian act. >> inspired by the cuban revolution, the eln was born in the 1960's to fight against poverty