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“An entire section of the country is surviving, just barely, as if we are in the 16th century, when plunder and killing were the norm.” Víctor Copete
Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2009

Open quoteAn entire section of the country is surviving, just barely, as if we are in the 16th century, when plunder and killing were the norm.Close quote

  • VICTOR COPETE,
  • director of an anti-violence foundation in Colombia, on the region's native Indians being terrorized by drug runners in increasingly remote areas of the country
Photo: Moises Saman / Redux | Source: NEW YORK TIMES