Local Zones of Peace: General Survey and Map.
Perira
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Departamento: Risaralda
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Population: c575,000 but much migration to Spain and the USA during period 1999-2002.
Location: Extreme S of departamento, bordering on Valle and Quindio
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Valued goods produced in region: Part of main coffee producing area – eje cafetero - in central Colombia.
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Local Peace-building Working Group
Dr. Christopher Mitchell has reconstituted the Zones of Peace Working Group under under a new title and with a broader focus. For more information, read the letter from Dr. Mitchell and check out the links below.
Newsletter Article: Analyzing Civil War and Local Peacebuilding at S-CAR
Students may request to join the group on the S-CAR Network