Soon afterwards, Poland opened an honorary consulate in the Colombian capital of Bogotá which was later upgraded to a diplomatic legation.

[2] After the German Invasion of Poland in September 1939 which sparked World War II; the Colombian government allowed, in 1942, the Polish government-in-exile based in London to operate a diplomatic legation in Bogotá.

[1] In June 1998, former Polish President, Lech Wałęsa was invited to Colombia to partake in a conference titled "Solidarity and Peace in the New Millennium".

[6] In 2012, Colombia (and Peru) signed a free trade agreement with the European Union (which includes Poland).

[8] Colombia's main exports to Poland include: bananas, coal, coffee, flowers and sugar.