Maybe I can read the IMF summary on Colombia from 2007, because it does reinforce what you said:
Colombia's economic strategy since 1999 has yielded considerable success. Growth has been above the Latin American average over the past three years, supported by structural reforms and prudent macroeconomic policy. Colombia has weathered well the recent turbulence in global financial markets. Large capital inflows, primarily comprising foreign direct investment, have contributed to an appreciation of the real exchange rate. In light of the improved security situation and continued commitment of the government to sound macroeconomic policies and further structural reforms, long-term economic growth in the neighbourhood of about 5 percent per year appears feasible.
It is a market that's certainly pursuing free trade in an aggressive manner. It's a small group of expertise in that country, and they're not in Bogota very often because they're negotiating with Europe. They're negotiating into Asia. They're looking at expanding in South America. They're reworking their agreement with Mexico; they've negotiated an agreement with the United States. Certainly the opportunity is there.