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Aitor is a Spanish journalist based in Colombia. he is interested on Social and Political issues.

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Por qué el desastre de Mocoa no debería haber ocurrido

Aitor Sáez 20 April 2017

300 personas murieron por un deslizamiento de tierras. La corrupción, la incompetencia y el abandono hacen que en Colombia existan en potencia muchos más Mocoas. English

Why the Mocoa disaster shouldn't have happened

Aitor Sáez 20 April 2017

More that 300 people died in a landslide. Local corruption, incompetence and abandonment by the State means there is the potential for many more Mocoas in Colombia. Español

¿Porqué aumenta la producción de cocaína en Colombia tras el acuerdo de paz?

¡PACIFISTA! and Aitor Sáez 17 March 2017

El último informe de la UNDOC, señala un aumento récord de la superficie dedicada al cultivo de cocaína. ¡Pacifista! visita las entrañas de la zona más cocalera del país, English

Why has cocaine production increased since the peace agreement in Colombia?

¡PACIFISTA! and Aitor Sáez 17 March 2017

The latest report from the International Narcotics Control Board (INCF) of UNDOC points to a marked increase in coca cultivation in the region. ¡PACIFISTA! visit the depths of the biggest coca-growing region in Colombia. Español