AQ Slideshow: Colombian Farmer Protests
AQ Slideshow: Colombian Farmer Protests
An inside look at a road blockade set up by farmers from Boyacá during Colombia's nationwide farming protests.
On August 19, 2013, after several failed attempts to bring the Colombian government’s attention to their economic struggles, peasant organizations from all over the country halted agricultural production and blocked interstate highways nationwide. This Sunday, the Colombian government announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with the striking farmers, who agreed to lift their roadblocks this week.
The strike and road blockades were quickly felt in departmental capitals like Bogotá, Pasto and Tunja, where food shortages and mobility restrictions affected millions....
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