Colombia is a large Latin American country that does not hold the same place in popular thought as Mexico or Brazil or even Chile; however, it has contributed just as much through individuals like Gabriel García Márquez. The history of the country is also just as storied as is noted through Simón Bolívar's vision for a pan-continental country named Gran Colombia, and for other events best left to historians. It has also recently turned a page in terms of its economy becoming more investable for the mass investment market. It has experienced a decade boom,