New shop brings together former combatants, victims of violence

On 7 December, former combatants, victims of the conflict and civil society gathered in Villavicencio, in Meta department in Colombia, to inaugurate the Sueños de Paz ("Dreams of Peace") store. The store is a project of the Inchik Colombia Multiactive Cooperative, which works to transform the Sacha Inchi seed (a plant of Amazonian origin) into products such as peanuts, arequipe (a type of caramel), and soap.

The store also sells products made by former combatants of the Territorial Areas for Training and Reintegration of Vista Hermosa and Mesetas municipalities of Meta, as well as by indigenous Nasa and young people from Meta.