From that bullet, a madness spread through the countryside. It was called (1948–1958). Two hundred thousand people died. Peasants were crucified on doors. Their tongues were cut out. The Conservatives and Liberals, who had fought for a century, finally agreed to share power. They made a pact: We will take turns as president. No one else will ever rule.
En 1991, Colombia aprobó una nueva constitución que estableció un Estado social de derecho y garantizó los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales. Sin embargo, la violencia y el conflicto armado continuaron.
Renowned for their exquisite metallurgy and monumental stone sculptures, leaving behind an archaeological legacy that still puzzles historians today.
Today, Colombia is a nation of rumors. The rumor that the trains will run again. The rumor that the murdered leaders will finally rest. The rumor that a boy born in a vereda (a dirt-road hamlet) can become a Nobel Prize winner (García Márquez did).
Durante este período, la economía colonial se basó en la explotación de los recursos naturales, como el oro y la plata, y la agricultura. La conquista también trajo consigo la esclavitud de africanos, que fueron traídos al país para trabajar en las minas y las haciendas.