Bamboo is a self-sustaining plant of fast growing which works in network. With the bamboo can be solved the environmental, social and economic problems affecting a place, a country or region. Colombia is the second country in America in bamboo, after Brazil, with 18 genera, 105 species. This paper describes the development of bamboo / guadua in Colombia over the past 25 years, noting the factors that have contributed positively to its development. This paper describes the diversity of Bambusoideae in Colombia and highlights the priority species with emphasis in Guadua angustifolia Kunth, the most used and promising species. Key words: Bambusoideae, Guadua angustifolia
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