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Eustaquio Polo Rivera, community leader of the Curbaradó Humanitarian Zones

Eustaquio Polo Rivera, community leader of the Curbaradó Humanitarian Zones


“The place that we find ourselves in now was incredible in 2003 because all one saw was paramilitaries, soldiers and businesspeople. Today, thank God, we landowners are the majority and we are making advancements, but we believe that things do not end there because this is a very fertile and productive land and many business interests covet it. Because of this we believe that these Humanitarian Zones will be as necessary as the washer one attaches to a motor or to something that needs it. It is like a law that will be added on. In the first place, it has been an axel of the crankshaft, it is very important. Because of that we think it can’t just disappear from one day to the next because there are many parts of the country that still do not dare to denounce crimes.”