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A lot of people in towns and cities throughout Colombia did take to the streets today. But it was still a far cry from early May, when we saw tens of thousands of people. The police strategy in the capital seemed to be focused around keeping the centre clear and restricting major disruption to the periphery of the city. While the demonstrations unfolded peacefully for much of the day, as we write, there are reports of clashes with police in various places, including Cali which has been the epicentre of much of the violence this year.

Around lunchtime, a group of protestors in Manizales toppled a statue of Francisco de Paula Santander. Outside of these flare ups, for the most part, the protests were peaceful. The biggest upset was that transport in most major cities was disrupted. The Parque Nacional site was almost completely empty today, much like the centre. Only a few people gathered in Parque de los Hippies and there was a heavy preemptive police presence in much of Chapinero.

Other sites ranged from just 20 at Banderas to around at Portal It was a different story in the south and west of the capital though. After that, now-familiar running battles between police and protestors continued. Similar scenes also broke out at Usme and on Calle 80 with Avenida Cali.

Again, numbers remained small, with less than people at each site. After so many protests , this feels like a well-rehearsed routine. People gathered in certain sites, mainly Portales and a few monuments. Singing and dancing through the early afternoon in a largely peaceful manner. Sometime between 4pm and 5pm the Esmad riot police turn up and protestors throw rocks thrown. They then respond with tear gas, water cannons and batons, descending into running clashes until around 7pm.

Transport also shuts down with the arrival of Esmad. At that point, almost 70 people had died in violent clashes with police.

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