Parque Lleras (City Park) is one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Medellin, known primarily for its nightlife. Clubs blast reggaeton ‘til four and streets are choked with beautiful, airy people. The sex trade is pretty alive—this statue overlook
Escobar murdered hundreds of people, the government largely powerless to fight one of the top richest men in the world. Eventually Pablo, to get some breathing room, came up with the idea of self-imprisonment, striking a bargain with the government
Along the path of Pablo Escobar’s escape route from “prison.” The compound has been converted into a government-subsidized old folks home and monastery. The walk itself is now a meditative nature walk, though remnants of its history remain despite t
The 13th district, one of the major bastions of gang and drug activity in the city, has been revitalized through local graffiti artists and the ensuing tours bringing loads of tourists daily to be walked through the city’s history symbolically repre
Stands at the top of district 13, a favella in Medellin, relatively near the “unspoken border” between the newly revitalized 13 and the gang-controlled 14.
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Parque Lleras (City Park) is one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Medellin, known primarily for its nightlife. Clubs blast reggaeton ‘til four and streets are choked with beautiful, airy people. The sex trade is pretty alive—this statue overlook
Parque Lleras (City Park) is one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Medellin, known primarily for its nightlife. Clubs blast reggaeton ‘til four and streets are choked with beautiful, airy people. The sex trade is pretty alive—this statue overlooks one of the central parks that, around 10pm, becomes thronged with sex workers competing to make their livings off of tourists, many of whom are there specifically for the Pablo Tours.
Escobar murdered hundreds of people, the government largely powerless to fight one of the top richest men in the world. Eventually Pablo, to get some breathing room, came up with the idea of self-imprisonment, striking a bargain with the government
Escobar murdered hundreds of people, the government largely powerless to fight one of the top richest men in the world. Eventually Pablo, to get some breathing room, came up with the idea of self-imprisonment, striking a bargain with the government to build his own prison on the mountain overlooking Medellín (conveniently also allowing him to oversee his kingdom and the regular outgoing shipments of product). Police and government employees weren’t even allowed on the grounds of his prison.
Along the path of Pablo Escobar’s escape route from “prison.” The compound has been converted into a government-subsidized old folks home and monastery. The walk itself is now a meditative nature walk, though remnants of its history remain despite t
Along the path of Pablo Escobar’s escape route from “prison.” The compound has been converted into a government-subsidized old folks home and monastery. The walk itself is now a meditative nature walk, though remnants of its history remain despite the Colombian government gradually razing elements of Escobar’s legacy.
The 13th district, one of the major bastions of gang and drug activity in the city, has been revitalized through local graffiti artists and the ensuing tours bringing loads of tourists daily to be walked through the city’s history symbolically repre
The 13th district, one of the major bastions of gang and drug activity in the city, has been revitalized through local graffiti artists and the ensuing tours bringing loads of tourists daily to be walked through the city’s history symbolically represented in aerosol paint. When the sun goes down, the tourists clear.
Stands at the top of district 13, a favella in Medellin, relatively near the “unspoken border” between the newly revitalized 13 and the gang-controlled 14.
Stands at the top of district 13, a favella in Medellin, relatively near the “unspoken border” between the newly revitalized 13 and the gang-controlled 14.
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