Robert Young Pelton's The World's Most Dangerous Places: Colombia Media

Published: 8 years ago

Pelton is the first outsider to interview and meet with the leaders of the FARC. He interviews Manuel Marulanda, Raúl Reyes, Mono Jojoy and Alfonso Cano who encourage him to stay with the rebels. Pelton barely escaping being kidnapped by Mono Jojoy at a drunken party where they discuss politics. Pelton then switches sides and searches and meets the right wing AUC death squads. While waiting he provides a rare inside view on the cocaine trade from growing to picking to processing the final product.
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