Antún Ramos Cuesta, survivor of one of the most painful tragedies that has left the armed conflict in Colombia, made the decision, after 23 years, to collect the memories of that May 2, 2002 and capture them in a book so that people did not forget this terrible and ruthless fact.
The massacre occurred when the FARC, in the midst of a confrontation with the paramilitaries, launched a bomb cylinder that fell into the population of the population and killed 79 people who took themselves in place.
That is why the father’s story in this text, which went on sale on April 29 in all bookstores in the country, goes beyond the personal story of a tragedy: it translates into a work that reveals in depth the roots and consequences of the armed conflict in the country.
The publication has prologues by former president Juan Manuel Santos and the writer Ricardo Silva Romerowho recognized the relevance and relevance of this text, especially for the difficult moments that Colombia has lived in the middle of the armed conflict.
“This book is, in that sense, a fundamental piece to understand not only what happened in Bojayá, but also what the country needs to heal, and Father Antún Ramos has been a key figure on this path,” said the former president and Nobel Prize for Peace.
During the narrative, through their memories, The father introduces readers to what were the days before and after that fateful May 2, 2002when the war devastated with the Church of Bellavista.
“This book tells with courage and lucidity the institutional silences, open wounds and the long way to forgiveness and reconciliation”, Says the dossier that invites you to read and understand the pain of a community and complexity, cruelty and hope surrounding the Colombian armed conflict.
