Some houses are being sold these days in Colombia. In the online advertisements, customers are told that ‘a luxurious house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and swimming pool facilities on the Caribbean coast is available for rent’, ‘four bedroom, four bathroom and wooden floor house ‘Buy the big art deco mansion in Colombia’s second largest city, Medellin’, in the middle of the jungle on the Panama border ‘.
The plush houses seen in the photographs with the online advertisement are actually related to ‘Jung’. These houses once housed people from the former right-wing paramilitary faction and the leftist guerrilla fighters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Now the government has decided to sell these houses.
Expected to collect $ 14.3 million
According to a BBC report, the government launched a real estate agency Biens in February for the sale of houses. There are plans to sell 1600 houses from this agency. Many of these houses have been confiscated by the government and many fighter groups have submitted themselves to the government because in the last few years many ‘combat organizations’ have left the war.
It is believed that $ 143 million will be collected from the sale of these houses, which will be used as compensation for 70 lakh victims in war-torn areas. Chief of financial aid to victims of civil war, Miguel Avendano, quoted a BBC report as saying that cash or gold can be easily converted into funds but selling or renting homes is ‘impossible’. For this, real estate agency is needed so that these houses can be sold or rented as soon as possible.
Trying to sell houses since 2018
He said that this process cannot be delayed. With the help of the agency, if these houses are sold or rented as soon as possible, more and more help can be gathered for the victims of war. According to the report, efforts are being made to sell the houses of former fighters from 2018 but till now only 12 houses have been sold. Many houses and apartments are located in rural areas. In these areas, there was a long war between the Farc guerrillas and the government. Five years after the signing of the peace agreement, the fighting continued here.
These houses also include the Montecasino Mansion mansion of Medellin, whose history is full of long-running bloody conflicts and intrigues. Built in the heart of the city, this mansion has a monthly rent of $ 4700, which includes 12 rooms, 13 bathrooms, lounge bar, wine storage, garden, golden bathtub, pool and fountain.
Main plot of the plot
The land of this mansion of the founders of the United Self-Defense Forces of Paramilitary Organization of right-wing fighters has been struggling with bloody struggle for a long time. However, now this group has opted out of the fight. This mansion used to be the main base for meeting the people of the organization. Many massacres and bombings were planned in this mansion.
Civil engineer Sergio Ortiz wants to adopt this property. He says that his family has also been a victim of Colombian violence. They hope that they will be able to rent this mansion. They want to convert the ground of this property into exercise space and park. If his bid for the mansion is approved, his family wants to convert it into a physical therapy center.
Risk still remains
Elizabeth Dickinson, senior analyst at Columbia’s Crisis Group, says that some of these properties are located in places where armed rebel organizations are still active and the government’s presence here is limited. Buying a house in these areas is not less of a risk. According to the report, many people who rented houses have been forced to retreat after the threats.
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