Pulitzer Center grantees Verónica Zaragovia and Laura Dixon report from Colombia, where former FARC combatants are adjusting to legitimate political and civilian life.
Millions of hectares of land were stolen during Colombia's armed conflict. Returning that land to its rightful owners is a thorny issue in post-conflict Colombia.
Prisoners are learning that they, too, play a vital role in strengthening Colombia's fragile peace. Workshops within the context of Colombia’s new justice tribunal teach them how to resolve conflicts.
A voluntary coca crop substitution initiative in Colombia is failing, but it is still the country’s best option to address its cocaine production problem.
As efforts to get farmers to stop growing coca in favor of legal crops falter, some farmers feel abandoned. But one man says he'll stand by them, helping farmers shift to cacao for high-end chocolate.
Years of violence ended in a peace deal, but doubts remain for many residents.
'No, it's definitely not luxurious,' said journalist Laura Dixon
The predominantly Afro-Colombian region Chocó faces poverty, violence, and environmental destruction. Compensating for state neglect, the Catholic Church has allied with communities to prevent conflict.
Colombia needs to move quickly for its peace deal to be a success, says Victoria Sandino, one of the highest-profile members of the former insurgency.
Fighters get $200 a month as a stipend as they reintegrate into Colombian society but those payments won't last forever, so some are turning to tourism and creating FARC museums to earn a living.
For years he was one of the top tailors in the left-wing FARC guerrilla group. Now the man who kept the FARC's Caribbean fronts battle-ready is trying to adapt to civilian life.
As Colombia's peace accords reach their second year of implementation, some ex-combatants of the FARC guerrilla group have turned to a surprising ally—an evangelical church.
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