You are right, of course, about the spelling of Colombia, the country. My mind was focussed upon whether to call him Fr. Blanco, or Fr. Yamid (which is what we all call him — pronounced Ja-meed).
Yamid is his first name? yes, Colombians pronounce Ys with a bit of a J sound. One can hear this in any Shakira song in spanish. YO which is first person singular pronoun, sounds like JOE.