War-torn Colombian valley now produces butterflies

Saturday, November 26, 2011 - 01:30 in Biology & Nature

A mother-daughter team's butterfly raising and exporting business provides jobs to disadvantaged women and brings a new spirit to a long-suffering land.Not long ago, Olga Lucia Salazar was breaking chicken necks and plucking feathers under scalding water for a living. Now, at double her former wage, the single mother of three raises gorgeous blue butterflies.

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