The armed groups have also been responsible for environmental destruction caused by the illegal extraction of minerals and other natural resources, illicit crop cultivation and the use of hazardous chemicals, such as mercury. While both candidates wish to close the cycle of violence that has marked Colombia’s history, they each have dramatically different stances on how to achieve this.
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