From Weapons to Trainsets: in Colombia, Demobilized Guerrillas Rely on Tourism and Rafting to Reintegrate Into Civilian Life

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A story of reconciliation and hope in a country where, ten years after the agreements signed between the FARC and the state, peace has not happened everywhereAt the beginning of the afternoon, an Indian line of tourists descends a narrow path that leads to the banks, lifejacket on the back, row in hand and pantagruelic meal on the stomach. The feet already in the water of the Pato River, those who will accompany them present themselves: "I call …