▁strugg les ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁La ▁Vi ol encia . ▁These ▁areas ▁have ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁depart ments ▁of ▁Ca quet á , ▁Meta , ▁Gu avia re ▁and ▁Put um ay o , ▁and ▁– ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent ▁– ▁port ions ▁of ▁Hu ila , ▁Tol ima ▁and ▁N ari ño . ▁Within ▁remote ▁locations ▁under ▁F AR C ▁control ▁and ▁where ▁the ▁national ▁government ▁is ▁generally ▁absent , ▁the ▁group ▁can ▁function ▁as ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁v angu ard ▁and ▁instit utes ▁its ▁de ▁fact o ▁rule ▁of ▁law ▁by ▁carrying ▁out ▁activities ▁that ▁aim ▁to ▁combat ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁reduce ▁small - scale ▁crime . ▁ ▁The ▁F AR C ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁limited ▁social ▁services ▁in ▁these ▁regions , ▁such ▁as ▁health ▁care ▁and ▁education , ▁including ▁building ▁minor ▁infrastr ucture ▁works ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁rural ▁roads . ▁Pe as ants ▁who ▁have ▁grown ▁up ▁in ▁areas ▁under ▁historical ▁F AR C ▁control ▁may ▁become ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁accepting ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁authority . ▁The ▁gu err illas ▁also ▁attempt ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁peace ▁between ▁pe as ants ▁and ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ers ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁reg ulating ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁daily ▁life ▁and ▁econom ics . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁rural ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁where ▁a ▁F AR C ▁presence ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁established ▁within ▁the ▁last ▁twenty ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁conflict ▁and ▁primarily ▁remained ▁military ▁in ▁nature , ▁there ▁was