Scenarios about 'La Violencia'
A period of intense political violence in Colombia from approximately 1948 to 1958, triggered by the assassination of Liberal leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. This brutal civil conflict between the Conservative and Liberal parties resulted in an estimated 200,000 deaths, massive displacement, and established patterns of political violence that influenced Colombia's subsequent history of guerrilla warfare and paramilitarism. La Violencia represents a critical juncture in Colombian history that shapes many alternate history scenarios exploring different paths for Latin American development.
What If Bogotá Developed Without Decades of Conflict?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Colombia's capital avoided La Violencia and subsequent guerrilla conflicts, potentially becoming one of Latin America's most prosperous and innovative urban centers.