The bodies of some of the dead in the confusing event at Alto Mira were evacuated to La Playa, an hour by boat from where the event occurred. None of the dead or injured had wounds from shrapnel or explosion. Photo: Lorenzo Morales. This article has been published as part of the partnership between 070 and democraciaAbierta. You can read the original article here.
The killing of six farmers who were protesting against the process of forced coca crop eradication promoted by the government in Tumaco, in the Alto Mira area, attests to one of the most complex scenarios Colombia faces after the signing of the Peace Agreement with the FARC.
In this area, which has the highest concentration of coca crops in the country, a power struggle is under way between the Colombian government, the communities that grow coca out of necessity and the drug traffickers and their armed branches who take advantage of this for business reasons. If the government loses in Alto Mira and fails to consolidate the voluntary substitution plans set forth in the Peace Agreement and to protect the communities that have initially welcomed them, it will face an erosion of confidence in the Agreement in the other coca growing areas.
