Meanwhile, Krakatoa is rising again in the Sunda Strait--a new cone poked its head above the waves in 1928 and is now 1, 500 feet high.

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Before we head into the comparison though, here are a few statistics from the Cone survey.

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Preferred access to a market comprising the second largest population of the Southern Cone (45.3 million inhabitants) will give US business a head start as the Colombian economy is likely to expand in the coming years.

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