1.   Craters dotted the roads their donkeys climbed, and the remains of an exploded truck was bleached with dust beside the road.

2.   Guerrilla checkpoints dot all roads leading into the enclave, with armed FARC soldiers ordering riders out of cars for searches and questioning.

3.   New military checkpoints dotted the road.

4.   Bazaars still dot the road once traveled by Marco Polo.

5.   Hundreds of cardboard cutouts of the chief minister dotted the roads to the venue.

6.   Tanks and armed police dotted the road as crowds passed on foot or crammed in the back of trucks headed to the celebrations.

7.   Road blocks still dotted roads out of the town, practically halting traffic between Pontianak and the other main towns, residents said.