Colombia's City of Women

In northern Colombia, survivors of a decades long conflict have decided to take their destiny into their own hands. Fighting between the state, left-wing rebels and some right-wing paramilitaries has left nearly seven million people displaced. It's been ten years since a group of women got together and decided to create a new kind of community, one where the women were - at last - in control. BBC's Natalio Cosoy reports from the 'City of Women'.

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Photo: City of Women.
Credit: Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas.