Ex-soldier dreams of Paralympic gold Having only one leg, at some point I got the nickname quarter chicken. And with the little bit of body that I still have, I guess that s really what I look like, says Juan Jose Florian, who has made self-deprecation his weapon of choice. Then when I started cycling, I thought we have heroes like Superman and Ironman, so why not Mochoman? A play on the fact that amputees in Colombia are referred to as mochas.
Colombia s fragile peace
Mochoman s story represents the stories of many Colombians. And anyone hoping to understand it must understand the history of the country. More than 200,000 people, mostly civilians, died in the 50-year conflict between government forces, right-wing paramilitary groups and leftist guerrillas. For decades, Colombia had more internally displaced citizens than any other country in the world.