because we have children.”

At primary schools in Cauca, school children have regular safety drills, falling to the ground and huddling together as teachers mimic the sound of gunfire outside.

There is still frequent fighting in the province and Colombian troops that patrol its unpaved roads in armored vehicles nickname it “Cauca-kistan,” comparing the fighting there with the war in Afghanistan.

STEPS TOWARD PEACE

Rumors of talks with the FARC - Colombia’s largest insurgent group - have swirled since Santos took office in 2010 and he made early steps to kick-start a peace process with reforms giving land back to peasants displaced by the conflict and paying reparations to its victims.

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