![A member of Colombia’s Special Security Task Force stands guard near the ruins of a crematorium in Juan Frío, on May 9, 2023.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GUXKN5SWNZHSZBED7JVFJ3U33A.jpg?auth=46a4f2e2869eff7d4810a44610b27daad1387e9dde17b8f092db89930ba222a5&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
Colombia comes to grips with horror of crematoriums, used by paramilitary groups to dispose of bodies
Former paramilitary chief Salvatore Mancuso has assured Colombian authorities that the remains of hundreds of bodies – disappeared during the country’s internal armed conflict – can be found along the border with Venezuela