Negotiations and agreements notwithstanding, for many ex-guerrillas the peace process was also a leap of faith based on optimism in life. The book Hopes talks about this optimism which finds its expression in the small things but is intertwined with the greatest of hopes: that peace will last and eventually become a reality.

Sometimes we get letters

Nena, 2019, Village of San José de León, Mutatá Antioquia

Broken heart

Luz Ledys, 2019, Village of San José de León, Mutatá Antioquia

Love and peace

Juana Valentina, 2019, Hamlet of San José de León, Mutatá Antioquia

From outside

Christine, 2019, research team, Medellin Antioquia

Love and calm

Mildrey, 2019, Hamlet of Llano Grande, Dabeiba Antioquia