On May 12, 2025, in an interview with Bloomberg, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia would join China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), becoming the twenty-first Latin American country to integrate the project. Is the Belt Road Initiative a driver of industrial development for Latin America?

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Gran Colombia is a term used by historians to refer to the Republic of Colombia established between 1819 and 1831. It is used to avoid confusion with the current Republic of Colombia. Gran Colombia was formed by Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador and Panama.