Córdoba Department

Córdoba is a Department of the Republic of Colombia located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. Córdoba faces to the north with the Caribbean sea, to the northeast with the Sucre Department, east with the Bolívar Department and south with the Antioquia Department. Its capital is the city of Montería. Cordoba is considered a conflict zone due to the high amount of paramilitaries and drug traffickers active in the region... More

Córdoba is a Department of the Republic of Colombia located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. Córdoba faces to the north with the Caribbean sea, to the northeast with the Sucre Department, east with the Bolívar Department and south with the Antioquia Department. Its capital is the city of Montería. Cordoba is considered a conflict zone due to the high amount of paramilitaries and drug traffickers active in the region. As of 2011 a number of armed neo-paramilitary groups control large parts of Cordoba, among them Aguilas Negras, Los Urabeños and Los Rastrojos. Paramilitary drug gangs are thought to be responsible for over 500 murders in Cordoba in 2010, effectively making this region one of the most violent in Colombia. The victims of violence are often those who fight to reclaim land that has been stolen by the paramilitaries. according to reports many victims are often of afro-Colombian or idengenous descent. Although the paramilitaries retain a firm...

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