To achieve peace Colombia will need to clear its territory from explosives planted by the guerrillas. Doing so could cost up to one billion pesos.

A recently published book by Allier and Crenzel titled The Struggles for Memory in Latin America analyzes the political memory struggles in different countries in the region, including El Salvador. This specific chapter concerning El Salvador is called “The peace limitations in the Salvadorian case: confronted memories and permanent victims.”

Eight towns in the State of Guerrero took part in the first committee of poppy producers who are asking the Mexican government to legalize the sale and cultivation of poppy. This measure would prevent the involvement with cartels. The profit from the sale of poppy is only 10,000 pesos for three months of work, when