Maximo Anderson

Además de desarmar a los rebeldes de las FARC, el acuerdo de paz de Colombia también busca ponerle fin al comercio ilícito de drogas, pero eso requiere que el gobierno invierta dinero en el campo, y que ofrezca una alternativa viable para el floreciente mercado de la coca cuyo valor es de $88 mil millones a nivel mundial.

Besides disarming the rebel FARC army, Colombia's peace accord also seeks to end the illegal drug trade. But that requires the state to pour money into the countryside and provide a viable alternative to the booming coca market, worth $88 billion worldwide.

Colombia is at a pivotal moment as former FARC fighters have begun handing in their weapons as part of a historic peace agreement. An essential part of the peace accord is also to end the illegal drug trade, but that requires the state to pour money into the countryside, and provide a viable alternative to the booming coca market worth $88 billion worldwide.

Colombia is at a pivotal moment as former FARC fighters have begun handing in their arsenal of weapons as part of the disarmament process agreed to in last year's historic peace agreement, ending 52 years of conflict. An essential part of the peace accord is also to end the illegal drug trade, but that requires the state to pour money into the countryside, and provide a viable alternative to the booming coca market worth $88 billion worldwide.

The Volte Grande Project on the Xingu river is destined to be Brazil’s largest open-pit goldmine. But activists fear the environmental impact on indigenous communities.

El proyecto Volta Grande en el río Xingu está destinado a ser la mayor mina de oro a cielo abierto de Brasil. Pero los activistas temen el impacto ambiental sobre las comunidades indígenas.