High Anxiety in the Andes: Colombia’s Perpetual Quest for Peace

Issue Date April 2001
Volume 12
Issue 2
Page Numbers 32-46
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Despite recent progress in the government’s negotiations with rebel groups, Colombia’s problems remain acute: continued violence, growing human rights abuses, severe income inequality, and a depressed economy.

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