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Meddling in Medellin

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July 27th 2009
The Medellin Cartel were a network of drug dealers / smugglers founded by Pablo Escobar. At their peak they earned $60m a day through narcotics. In 1989, Forbes magazine named Pablo Escobar as the 7th richest man in the world. He was killed on a rooftop in Medellin after a shootout with police. After 16 years of Pablo Escobar, Medellin, as has Colombia changed lot. I picked a hostel in the Pani ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more