After the signing of the peace accords between the Colombian State and FARC guerrillas, the ex-guerrillas moved to different encampments around the country in a process of reinsertion. In one of these, in the mountain village of Llano Grande /Dabeiba, ex-guerrillas faced-off with the Colombian Army’s 17th Brigade on the football field.
“Goals in the Clouds”, written by Patricia Nieto appeared in La Pelota de Trapo – a book published by Fundación Tiempo de Juego.
In blue, ex-guerrillas of the FARC, caribineros and locals, and in white, soldiers of the 17th Brigade pose for a picture at half-time
Brayan Camacho, a caribinero policeman and two colleagues.
Yabirson, a local collector of footballs, member of the ex-FARC team and father of four football loving girls and one boy
Ex-guerrilla García (right) battles for the ball with a soldier of the 17th Brigade on the Llano Grande pitch.
The white-flag of peace that flies over the home of Carmen Cardona 
Carmen Cardona on the field her father cut out of the “monte” 
Under the conditions of the lease the football field was to be left intact 
The other hallowed-ground, the villages cemetery where Carmen’s son also lies, deceased weeks previous in a motor accident. 
Jonathan 
Rodrigo, the trainer and ex-FARC commander, Garcia in the foreground 
Demobilisation has implied that the ex-guerrillas’ have a more domesticated existence. A pet dog waits to be let in one of the pre-fabricated homes of the ex-FARC
Llano Grande-Chimiadó – settlement for ex-guerrillas
Photography Workshops with ex-FARC guerrillas, policemen and soldiers – with Pueblo Verdolaga a football fans grouping
I returned to the community of Llanogrande a year later, but this time to work voluntarily with Pueblo Verdolaga, an Atletico Nacional football supporters group, to give photography workshops over two days with villagers, ex-FARC guerrillas and families, policemen and soldiers. Then fans group also organised volunteers for painting and theatre workshops.
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