Long known for the cocaine trade and kidnappings, Colombian rebel groups and criminal gangs have turned from drug sales to illegal gold mines to fund their activities. Those mines are increasingly responsible for driving people out of their homes. Colombia has the second-largest number of displaced persons worldwide, just behind Syria, according to the United Nations.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-11/colombia-rebels-illegal-gold-mines-driving-villagers-from-homes
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