The president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos signed an agreement with Timochenko, a Marxist rebel leader. The rebel group, TARC, waged war against the main government, which killed a quarter million people and lasted for about half a century.
TARC (revolutionary armed forces of Colombia) was started as an uprising by peasants. They became a huge part of the cocaine trade and at its prime they had about 20 thousand fighters. Through the pact, they must had over all the weapons to the United Nations within 180 days.
Recently, Colombia has been doing better economically compared to the neighboring countries. The new and upcoming peace has allowed the country to open borders to mining and oil companies. However, at this unsure time, gangs may come in to fill in the space left by the rebels. Currently, rural poverty and land mines seem to be the most challenging part about the development in Colombia.
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