The signing of peace agreement in Colombia between the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia) and the Colombian government, ended the armed conflict that lasted for more than50 years. After the signing the most urgent challenges are: the control of the territory left by thedisbandment of the FARC and the management of the wealth of natural resources in the respectiveareas. The Cauca department is situated in the country’s southwest and has been one of the mostaffected by the past violence and is considered to be amongst the most complicated regions toimplement peace. Reasons being the high level of inequality, the presence of several armed groups,multiethnicity and its wealth in natural resources, especially gold. Gold has become subject of disputeand conflict in recent years. Both large-scale mining and artisanal, informal, illegal and criminal mininghave fueled conflict by its ...