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Colombia opens talks with ELN rebels
10 years agoView of the Cashapamba estate, where peace talks between the government of Colombia and the ELN guerrilla began, in Sangolqui, Ecuador on February 7, 2017. Colombia opens peace talks Tuesday with its last active rebel group, the ELN, seeking to replicate its historic accord with the FARC guerrillas and deliver "complete peace" after 53 years of war. / AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO BUENDIA
The Colombian government is set to sit down for a first round of peace talks with the ELN rebel group Wednesday, seeking to end a 53-year conflict that has killed more than 260,000.