To this point, globalization has . . . crushed Colombia’s dreams. The difficulty and cost of lugging stuff up and down Colombia’s mountains has prevented meaningful supply chains from manifesting both within the country and between Colombia and the wider world. As such the country is mostly known for exporting oil, superhard coal, and coffee. But in a world where the costs of production skyrocket due to instability, and demand for industrial inputs of all types surges in North America—including labor—Colombia may be about to have its day.
