International Companies vs. Afro-Colombian Inhabitants of Isla Barú

Here is a rundown of the known companies vying for possesion of the land:

1. Bavaria SAB Miller: the largest beverage company in Colombia. Its brands include: Águila, Águila Light, Póker, Costeña, Pilsen, Club Colombia, Brava, Costeñita, Pony Malta, Agua Brisa, Agua Brisa con gas, Tutti Fruti, Malta Leona, Malta Leona Cool, Cola & Pola, are the leading brands in Colombia. Also controls the airline company Avianca and has holdings in the television stations Caracol and RCN. The president of the company (as of Jan. 06) is Karl Lippert (from Poland). Bavaria's main stockholder is Julio Mario Santo Domingo.
Bavaria donated $3 million to the scandal-ridden presidency of Ernesto Samper (1994-98). Samper's resignation was called for throughout Colombia and the world after it was found out that his campaign had been largely funded by drug traffikers. Bavaria's donation was the second largest after the CaIi Drug Cartel (Committee on Foreign Relations 1996; de Córdoba 1996).
website here: http://www.bavaria.com.co/ingles/home.php

2. Grupo Corona: the leading producer of construction materials, home improvements products, ceramic tiles and sanitary ware in Colombia. The group exports its building material products to more than 25 countries, with Colombia and the United States being its main markets. Largely controlled by the Echavarria Obregon Family.
website here: http://www.corona.com.co/

3. El Sindicato Antioqueño: large producer in insurance (Suramericana tie Seguros), cement (Cementos Argos), and food sectors (Cía. Nacional de Chocolates, Colcafé, Café Sello Rojo).

"In Colombia, there are more than 15 grupos, but 4 stand out: Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, Organización Ardila Lülle, Organizatión Sarmiento Angulo, and Sindicato Antioqueño (Rettberg 2001b).5 For the past decade, these four grupos have owned one-fourth of the largest one hundred public and private companies in Colombia, according to sales, and have consistently owned at least six of the ten largest private domestically owned companies.6 In 1998, their combined sales amounted to over 12.5 percent of Colombia's GDP (Rettberg 2001b). Grupos are also key employers and sources of tax revenues. They hold controlling ownership of companies in the beer and soft drink industry, the cement industry, the food industry, the financial sector, and the mass media." Latin American Politics and Society, Spring 2005 by Rettberg, Angelika