mountains where the revolutionary armed forces of colombia. operate at war with the colombian government for over fifty years no one can penetrate this region without their authorization with the help of divers go betweens we've established contact with the four guerrilla fighters they've authorized us to travel through their zone while waiting to receive us. the local economy is based on coca plant growing these small green leaves are the raw material of cocaine. after years of anti drug enforcement cocoa farming is going through a crisis more and more pickers are leaving the fields to work in the gold mines. we penetrate into the mining zone in the four controlled mountains we get there by mule a two day journey with a good guide. marie c.e.o. is the president of the local small scale miners association. with the for all that used to be cocoa plantations. and the government has eradicated all the coca in the region. each day dozens of mules amble up and down these paths loaded up with cans of cyanide like mercury it's used to extract the gold

the largest reserves lie in the heart of the caribbean mountains where the revolutionary armed forces of colombia the fark operate at war with the colombian government for over fifty years no one can penetrate this region without their authorization with the help of divers go between.

mountains where the revolutionary armed forces of colombia the fark operate at war with the colombian government for over fifty years no one can penetrate this region without their authorization with the help of divers go betweens we've established contact with the four guerrilla fighters they've authorized us to travel through their zone while waiting to receive us.