In an event held in Unguía, department of Chocó, which they attended the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace, the Operational Directorate of the Colombia Campaign against Mines, the Mayor’s Office of Unguía and the Ombudsman of that community, The demining situation was reported and the declaration of freedom from suspicion of explosive devices was reported.
Doralba Ocampos, advisor to the Office of the High Commissioner for La Paz, He highlighted the importance of walking through the streets of the municipality calmly again.
“From today, let this land wake up, let life, food and seeds of peace be sown,” he said.
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For his part, Alejandro Pérez, operational director of the Colombia campaign against mines, recognized all those people who visited the territory of Unguía.
He added that “collecting all the information to be able to find the whereabouts of where each of the artifacts was locatedthey walked an entire guide looking for signs of where there was some dangerous artifact.”
Likewise, he indicated that With this route, two areas were marked and cleared. There, 20 events were destroyed, areas where there had once been an incident or accident with an explosive device, and the destruction of five explosive devices was also achieved. In addition, he indicated that more than 1,081 square m² of area with mines were cleared by authorities.
Marlon Alberto Salinas, mayor of Unguía, He spoke about the importance it has for his municipality and what can be achieved in terms of tourism with this demining.
“This will open doors for us, because in our community we can now bet on tourism, we can bet on Agriculture without fear,” he declared.
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Finally, Leonardo Altamiranda, defender of the People, called for this declaration not to remain just a statementbut rather that communities see words materialized in works that impact their quality of life.
It is worth mentioning that Unguía, is a territory with a high ethnic and peasant population, which have a special relationship with that territory.
