Displaced From Their Homes, Conflict Persists for Many Colombians
Displaced From Their Homes, Conflict Persists for Many Colombians
The FARC laid down its weapons, but dozens of other armed groups continue to operate – and threaten communities.
Lloró, Colombia – As FARC guerrillas began resettling in demobilization zones throughout Colombia earlier this year, Ciro Cunambia and his family were adjusting to a relocation of their own.
In March, Cunambia fled shootouts and rumors that his rural village in the Pacific department of Chocó would be “turned to dust.” After a two-hour boat ride downriver, he finally arrived with his wife and four children in the small town of Lloró.
Months later, and still fearful of returning home as rival criminal and guerrilla groups vie for control of this impoverished patch of Colombia...
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