GUAVIARE — When Flaviano Mahecha arrived here 23 years ago, in the southern Colombian department of Guaviare, he set about doing what so many settlers had done before him: scraping the leaves of coca bushes planted on the remains of destroyed Amazon forest.
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An investigation by the (SINCHI) Amazonic Institute of Scientific Research on wildlife in the Colombian Amazon, during 2016, showed the abundance of populations of medium and large mammal species, reptiles and birds in areas previously controlled by the FARC.
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For those interested in Colombia’s indigenous communities – like Christopher Outlaw – FILBo 2017 had plenty to offer, from workshops and talks to book launches and content on individual stands.
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