It is Szeberniza or Sarajevo, the peacekeepers withdrawing to leave an utterly dependent refugee safe haven in the hands of killers. The country is not moving toward peace, she said, it is moving toward war as the base of its economy, with impoverished youth taking jobs with whomever can pay, clothe, and feed them. It is ecowar writ large, not in the barren oil fields of Kuwait, but in the deepest sanctuaries of life. Playa Sardi, one of many pristine beaches. The precariousness of Sasardi is stark.
Paramilitaries control the beaches.
Guerrillas control the mountains. The isthmus is a prime transshipment point between the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts, and from the coasts much of Colombia can be reached by sea or by river, which is why it is so strategic for all parties to the war. Soon I will be back in Tennessee, greeting our new apprentices and preparing our new courses . We go through life collecting people and places we love, and they become our memories. All rights reserved.