Santa Fe de Ralito is a small ranching outpost in

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. It was also the home base for the former leader of the AUC,

Salvatore Mancuso Salvatore Mancuso Gómez, also known as "el Mono Mancuso", "Santander Lozada" or "Triple Cero" (i.e. "Triple Zero", or, "000"), among other names (born August 17, 1964 in Montería, Córdoba) is a Colombian paramilitary leader, once second in ...

, as well as other leaders and 400 of their bodyguards. As part of the late 2004 demobilizations, these people were given a temporary 142 square mile (368 km²) haven in Santa Fe de Ralito. While the AUC leaders remained in this area, they were not subject to arrest warrants. Colombian authorities and security forces could enter and leave Santa Fe de Ralito at will, but paramilitary leaders required government authorization to do so. This haven ceased to exist as such between late 2005 and early 2006, as the demobilizations came to an end.

References

Presidencia de Colombia - INFORME DE LA ZONA DE UBICACIÓN EN SANTA FÉ DE RALITO, CÓRDOBA
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