German influence on the industry of Boyaca [Colombia]

Abstract

At one point in Colombian history when the new country was going through an economic crisis and was technologically backward, the German presence, particularly in Boyaca, had great importance for the development of the county, thanks to its engineers and technicians, who contributed to mining, tele-communications, electricity and overall burgeoning industry. It worth noting that those contributions were mainly in the way of German machinery and equipment, of such quality that even today they are still been used. The case of Acerias Paz del Rio, can be highlighted as one of the most important industries in the country, which is still a center of development in the county, and whose current production is largely due to German contributions.