Colombia's economy on the rise

Summary:  The article is about a once very dangerous and poor city, Bogota. Bogota is in Colombia and according to the article has had one of the best comebacks as a city in Latin America. Companies such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft have opened up offices in Bogota in recent years. The city’s economy is expected to ripple its size from a decade ago and also its middle class has grown by 50% in the last decade. Colombia has become a friend of many nations because of its newly surging economy and technological promise.

Analysis: I found this article to be very interesting. I have never really heard much about Bogota in my lifetime and I had no clue how good Colombia’s economy was doing. All I have heard about Colombia in my life is how it is a very dangerous place where there are lots of drugs. I also found it very interesting that such big companies such as Facebook, Google, and Microsoft are now opening up offices in Colombia. That came as a bit of a shock to me but it makes a lot of sense with how Colombia’s economy has been doing recently

Discussion Questions:

Do you think more companies will start opening up companies in Bogota like others have started doing so?

Does hearing positive things about Colombia and their economy change people’s views of the nation away from drug use and poverty?

http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/13/investing/colombia-tech-silicon-valley/index.html?iid=HP_River