Colombia is a country located in the northwest corner of South America (Fig. 1). Initially founded in 1717 as the Viceroyalty of New Grenada, it underwent many transitions in its government and territory after winning its independence from Spain in 1819, finally becoming the Republic of Colombia in 1886 (CIA, World Fact Book: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html ).