15 Active War Zones Where You Can Vacation
| September 9, 2016
10. Colombia
Finding its origins in the 1960s, Colombia has long been in conflict with itself, with many different interests fighting for control of the country’s government. This conflict has variously involved a number of different criminal enterprises, including Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel, as well as left-wing military forces like the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). In total, approximately a quarter of a million lives have been lost due to the conflict.
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