Publications - Fundación Andrés Bello

The Travel Broker of El Hueco: A Story of Trade Between Antioquia and China

In the 1990s, merchants in Medellín’s El Hueco district swapped Miami for China as their source of goods. Travel broker Aracely Rojas recounts how Chinese support networks and visa facilitation opened the route to Guangzhou and Yiwu for Colombian traders.

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October 7, 2026

The Travel Broker of El Hueco: A Story of Trade Between Antioquia and China

Sebastian Castaño Palacio

September 30, 2026

The Embassy of Scholarships

Fundación Andrés Bello

REPORTING & RESEARCH View all →

Participación de empresas chinas en la región Andina

July 3, 2024

Identifying and Tracking Chinese State-Owned Companies in the Andean Region (2000 – 2023)

Fundación Andrés Bello

February 26, 2024

DIGITAL DIPLOMACY 2022 – 2023-I:THE STRENGTHENING OF CHINA’S DIGITAL DIPLOMACY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Fundación Andrés Bello

March 03, 2022 /

Digital Diplomacy Analysis, Research

2020: A decisive year the PRC’s digital diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean

María Catalina Micolta

December 07, 2021 /

Research

China makes the best of the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

Parsifal D'Sola Alvarado

November 22, 2021 /

Research

The changing phase of China’s lending practices in Latin America and the Caribbean

Parsifal D'Sola Alvarado

January 25, 2021 /

Reporting

Chronic labor law violations: the real cost of Sino-Venezuelan joint ventures

Julett Pineda Sleinan

NEWS & ANALYSIS View all →

September 30, 2026

The Embassy of Scholarships

Fundación Andrés Bello

September 22, 2026

The Embassy of Things

Fundación Andrés Bello

OCT 15, 2025 /

China and Nicaragua strengthen media cooperation in Beijing

Nicaragua 🇳🇮

OCT 14, 2025 /

U.S. vs. China trade war revival sinks soybean prices and alarms Uruguay

Uruguay 🇺🇾

OCT 13, 2025 /

Mexico’s Congress halts debate over proposed tariffs on China

Mexico 🇲🇽

OCT 13, 2025 /

Chilean fishermen denounce Chinese fleets and illegal fishing in the Pacific

Chile 🇨🇱

OCT 09, 2025 /

China intensifies protests over Mexico’s new trade restrictions

Mexico 🇲🇽

OCT 09, 2025 /

China replaces U.S. soybean imports with record Brazilian purchases

Brazil 🇧🇷

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