Going back to the discussion about the current civilizations attributes in game, I will toss some ideas about Colombia.
UB:
While I do feel that the
Hacienda can be a reasonably good UB for Colombia (since represent quite clearly the social legacies of colonial period, much like in many other Latin American countries), I must stress that it is not that uniquely Colombian, since the
Haciendas were common more or less in all Spanish colonies that focused agricultural exploitation of cash crops. I got thinking about something better to represent but didn’t come with anything good; this remark here is more a suggestion for further consideration.
UHVs:
Currently, both the UHV 1 and 2 are somewhat similar (no Europeans in Northern South America by 1870 and control the continent by 1920), representing Simon Bolívar plans for a united and independent Spanish American union. Thus, my first proposal here is to merge these UHVs with some minor historical adjustments:
The Bolívar Doctrine: control (directly or by vassalage) Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Gran Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina by 1890. In territorial terms, I excluded deliberatly the Guianas, large parts of Caribbean (Bolívar, as far as I know, didn't have plans to conquer British, French and Dutch colonies) and Brazil (a Portuguese-speaking country that was excluded from the proposed union; besides, Bolívar saw the Brazilian Empire actually as a possible threat because it was ruled by an European royal house) and included Mexico and Central America, both which not only were considered part of Bolívar plans of union but actually participated in the
meeting to discuss its formation. I included the possibility of vassals here both to allow this UHV be more feasible to the player and also because Bolívar proposed using a confederation to ensure the political union of the vast former Spanish colonial empire, even though he opposed a US-like federalist government in Gran Colombia. The deadline for the UHV is the first Pan-American Conference; I know that the Pan-American conferences were mainly US-sponsored, but the Pan-Americanism among the Latin Americans often invoked inspiration in Bolívar ideals.
This leaves us to discuss the others UHVs. I’m also personally not a fan of UHV3 (Acquire 3000 Gold by selling resources by 1950) but reviewing Colombian history I couldn’t come with really good ideas: Colombia often experienced civil wars during her history, and thus didn’t had much stability to do much else. Some ideas to toss here are: 1) represent Colombian cultural legacy and worldwide known artists, like Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Márquez, the painter/sculptor Fernando Botero and the nowadays popular singers/actors/actresses, which would require the generation of X Great Artists by 1990; 2) something involving Bogotá, which is one of the largest cities in the Americas and the economic powerhouse of Colombia; apparently, the first airport in all Latin America was built there; 3) an UHV to represent Colombian illegal drug trade and drug lords (it is kind of stereotyped and I don’t know how we could do it, though); 4) represent the historically close diplomatic and military ties that Colombia has with the US since 1940-1950s: Colombian units fought in Korean War, the country is a major actor in US war on drugs (Plan Colombia) and it is the only Latin American NATO global partner.
Edit: I just thought about a reasonable cultural UHV:
Magical Realism: Generate 50.000 culture (equivalent to a Legendary cultured city) with Artist and Great Artists by 1990.
