Gloria Ines Uruena, mother of Jose Andres Lopez, who has disappeared since 2001, walks through the La Dorada cemetery after an interview with Reuters in La Dorada, Colombia, July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
LA DORADA, Colombia (Reuters) - When her 17-year-old son Jose Andres was kidnapped by paramilitaries at the height of Colombia's civil conflict, Gloria Ines Urueña vowed she would not leave the sweltering riverside town of La Dorada until she found him.
She has been true to her word for more than two decades - searching for her son's body despite threats from the group that killed him.
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