In La Guajira, the Ungrd Scandal Doesn’t Change Votes: “They Can’t Campaign with Water Anymore”

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A man stops in the middle of a platform in the center of Riohacha, on the edge of the Caribbean Sea. He takes off a red cap from the Liberal Party, dries his sweat with the back of his hand and, without haste, pulls another one out of his pocket. The new cap is white, from the Historical Pact, the Government Party. In La Guajira, one of the hottest departments in Colombia, giving caps with names of politicians is one of the most effective ways o…