In March 2017, the oldest and most powerful guerrilla of the western hemisphere started the process of laying down their weapons, with which they terrorized Colombians for more than half a century. In order to leave them behind, the FARC had to move to local zones that were located in remote places (TLZNs). In the practice, it was a complex process since in some cases there were not even access roads, the conditions on the ground were hostile and a large logistical operation was necessary to bring construction materials, food and basic necessities.
On September 22, 2017, the United Nations Mission in Colombia notified that the process of laying down weapons of the FARC had ended. During the process, pistols, rifles, fusils, explosives, anti-personnel mines and grenades, among others, where disabled and destroyed, and they would be destined to the construction of three monuments as a symbol to say goodbye to the war. This was the first step taken by the FARC in the transit to civilian life, an essential condition for their participation in politics.