To say Colombia has a bad reputation is common knowledge to most people in the world...it´s a little like saying the Sens will lose to the Leafs in the playoffs...people just assume it (yeah Ill probably regret saying that in May). The stories of Pablo Escobar and his drug cartel in the 80's to the ongoing kidnappings of politicians, businessmen, and tourists through the last few decades have perpetuated a fear into most of western society. The problems of Colombia can mostly be attributed to the cocaine industry, crooked politicians, and the ongoing battle between the gurillas, the government and the paramilitary, that has lasted for decades. The Gurillas made up of a few differen't rebel groups occupy nearly 40 percent of the country, and are the ones responsible for the kidknappings that are reported
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