Guatape

Local Zones of Peace: General Survey and Map.
 
 
                                          Guatape
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Official Title:
Departamento: Antioquia
Region: Eastern Antioquia
Population:
Location: approx 120 km east of Medellin.
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IDP population: In Feb 2004 it was estimated that there were c200 IDPs from the municipio.
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Valued goods produced in region: Town is sited on an artificial lake created by a hydro-electric dam.
 
Local armed actors in the region: In 2006 it was claimed that gvt security forces had driven out the paramilitaries who once controlled the area
 Armed forces: Currently [2006] minimal presence of police and security forces   
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Significant events: In January 2001 two major massacres of campesinos took place between Guatape and El Penol, the first of 11 people carried out by paramilitaries of the AUC and a second two days later by “persons unknown”. At that time the region was the scene of fighting between FARC and the AUC.
 
Further comments: Municipio was once home of Pablo Escobar; following his death both guerrillas and paramilitaries operated in the area. It was one of REDEPAZ’s “100 Municipios” and a member of the Asamblea of Eastern Antioquia. 
 
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