Development of the Coffee Industry in the Main Coffee-producing Departments of Colombia (1895-1940)

Abstract

The objective of this article is to present the expansion of the coffee industry in Colombia and the departments that are most relevant in the production and exportation of coffee beans. It shows part of the social, cultural, political, and economic situation that took place at the end of the XIX century and the middle of the XX century; it also shows the leading role that coffee played in the history of Colombia, since it marked a before and an after, and developed a solid and competitive internal industry that was able to export on a large scale and conquer the international market.