A former rebel of the FARC stands near a library in a city built by them in Caqueta, Colombia, October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Luis Jaime Acosta
AGUA BONITA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's former Marxist FARC rebels have begun to construct communes in rural areas once torn apart by violence, part of their bid to reintegrate into society following a peace deal with the government.
More than 11,000 fighters and supporters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have demobilized under last year's deal, ending its part in a half-century war that has killed more than 220,000 people.
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