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Patricia Ariza y Santiago Garcia

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Bojayá, Masacre y Olvido

As a foreigner, I had no idea what happened at Bojayá, so for me this play was about learning, not remembering. Here’s a quick version: in late April, 2002, paramilitaries from the AUC group had occupied the riverfront town of Bojayá, in Choco, the poorest departmento of Colombia. The FARC guerrillas also wanted the town, to control Atrato river for both military and drug-trafficking reasons. FARC invaded the town, the local residents, mostly Afro-Colombians, took refuge in […]

Accidental selfie with young Patricia Ariza