The Department of Cauca is especially representive of the armed conflict, as it has been the site of the convergence of all armed actors, especially vulnerable social groups (indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants and peasant communities) and the most representative violations of human rights that must be investigated and judged by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, a situation that has made it one of the epicenters of violence in Colombia between January 1, 1993 and December 1, 2016.