This paper presents an analysis of the performance of the Colombian economy during the
last fifteen years but in the framework of a long-term perspective from the 90s, when the
Colombian authorities decided to change the accumulation pattern, from a model centered
in domestic market, to one focused on competitiveness in international markets, following
the dictates of multilateral credit institutions and the neoliberal north american academy. In
particular, the text focuses on examining the economic trends in 2000, characterized by the
emphasis on opening up foreign markets by exporting commodities, mainly minerals and
oil. It also reviews the recent economic situation of the country that points to a long period
third crisis, this time marked by the extractivism global crisis.