Colombian Navy soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint after a rebel attack in Lopez de Micay, in the state of Cauca, Colombia, Monday Feb 28, 2011. Rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked a checkpoint in the rural area, killing a navy officer and a farmer, according to Army Gen. Jairo Herazo, head of the
Joint Pacific Command. (Christian Escobar Mora/AP)
After a five-day visit to Colombia, during which I interviewed President Juan Manuel Santos and several other key figures, I came to the following conclusion: The country is doing much better but perhaps not as well as it thinks.
There is no question that Colombia has become