Colombia: From Scarcity to Abundance: The Secret of the ‘Peace Farmers’ of Colombia

Apr 17, 2023 | Sandra Weiss, Mongabay
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Simey Sierra’s hometown of Lejanías in Meta province, central Colombia, sits at the intersection of the Andes Mountains, the Orinoco River and the Amazon Rainforest — a biodiverse paradise for biologists and nature lovers. But the area was also a bitterly contested theater of war for five decades.