Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part by funds from the drug trade. Although the violence is deadly and large swaths of the countryside are under guerrilla influence, the movement lacks the military strength or popular support necessary to overthrow the government.
Colombia Culture up close
Columbia Culture
Columbiais the only South American nation with coastlines on both the Pacific and Caribbean.
Columbia is member of the Andean Pact.
As the country with the most kidnappings in the world, insurance premiums for Colombiaare the most expensive.
. Foreign executives should always consider themselves at risk for kidnapping in Columbia.
