Bogota may not be the first destination on construction companies' list of target markets, but I'm reliably informed the Colombian capital is teeming with opportunities for eagle-eyed firms. And so it was that one of my hacks ventured out to survey the market. But the best story he came back with had nothing to do with construction. At a glittering drinks reception at the British deputy ambassador's house in the city he shook hands with a diminutive, charming fellow he presumed was a local business leader. Only later was he told by fellow guests he was none other than the man who "ordered the killing of (infamous drug lord) Pablo Escobar", the former attorney general of Colombia. Not a typical contact it has to be said.
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