Medellin was founded in 1616 in the scenic Aburrá valley, but remained small until the coffee boom. Medellin now has a population of almost 3 million people, with an area of 362 kilometers squared, and an average temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Medellin is widely regarded in Colombia as a clean, well-organized and economically vibrant community. Its people are hard-working and industrious. Major industries include coffee and flower export, information technology and hotel services. It is also
José Ernesto Medellin Rojas (Born March 4, 1975) a Mexican national was arrested in Texas, for being involved and performing a gang-rape and murdering two teenage girls. Medellin was a Mexican national but lived most of his life in the United States. Later, Medellin confessed to the murders and claimed to have informed the police officials that he was a Mexican national (“Medellin v. Texas,” 2015) To highlight all the facts: o June 24, 1993 Murders taken place o Confession of Medellin to taking part
his early years, he earned his first 100,000$ at the age of 22, by kidnapping and ransoming a Medellin executive. At the age of 26, Escobar married 15 years old Maria Victoria, in 1976. Together they brought to life Juan Pablo and Manuela. Escobar built with his fortune a luxurious Greek-Style estate called Hacienda Nápoles (Spanish for Naples Estate) including a ranch, a zoo, a citadel. Body: I-
Pablo Escobar? Who is he what did he do and what did he stand for? On 1st December 1949, in Rionegro, Colombia, Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was born into a middle-class family as the third of seven children and raised in the nearby city of Medellín. Pablo Escobar is speculated to have begun his criminal career as a teenager, allegedly stealing gravestones and sanding them down to resell them to local smugglers. Escobar ultimately became involved in many illegal activities with a man named Oscar
Within these two categories, there are rivalries between teams that have reached such extraordinary heights that it affects the way the thirty-three Colombian departments see each other, in particular, Antioquia and Cundinamarca, more specifically, Medellin and Bogota. The rivalry between these two cities is so potent that when their soccer teams play against each other, fans are killed after the game. The violence within Colombia’s league is indicative of the political turmoil and tensions between
ensure his safety. Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria, a Colombian criminal who is head of the Medellín cartel, was
To what extent did the criminal life of Pablo Escobar affect the life of the people of Colombia? A: Plan of Investigation The investigation will assess the impact that the life of Pablo Escobar had in the lives of the people of Colombia in the 20th century and its significance nowadays. It will analyze how and why Pablo Escobar was seen as the Robin Hood for the marginalized people of Colombia. Also, the investigation will analyze how Escobar used terror, bribery, death, and drugs to get what
oceans, the physical location of Colombia is ideal for traffickers to smuggle cocaine without detection. In addition, the mountain ranges make hiding from international and national anti-narcotics agents relatively easy. Although the beginning of the Medellin and Cali Cartels are emerging, the FARC should also become a major player in the narcotics industry. A transition plan to complete control over rural farmers should occur in two parts. First, the FARC should begin encouraging the planting of cocaine
Possibly one of the most famous criminals of all time, it is calculated that a little over 80% of the cocaine shipped to the United States from 1970-1980 is solely from Pablo and his Medellin Cartel. Before he found his profession in drug trafficking, Pablo started off stealing tombstones from cemeteries as a young boy, sanding the names of the deceased, and selling them to Panamanian smugglers as a profit. Even though he was not a heavy
His works do not just exist for the humorous aspect of it but also consists of political criticism. Botero is able to reflect his beliefs of politics and social ideals in his paintings and sculptures. Fernando Botero was born on April 19, 1932 in Medellin, Colombia (Biography.com Editors). Like many people his dream job as a kid did not become his future career. When he was a young boy he dreamed of becoming a bullfighter. Botero attended a matador school for several years to fulfill his dream. He
It wasn't just in Miami that the violence had erupted but also in Colombia. The situation in the country was much worse; the Medellin Cartel which was controlled by Pablo Escobar, The Ochoa Brother, Carlos Lehder, and Jose Rodriguez Gacha controlled much of the drug trade in Colombia. The Medellin Cartel would be at war against the Colombian government; as a result police, judges, and government officials were gunned down on the streets of Columbia. The government had evidence to extradite anyone
Pablo Escobar is one of the most notorious drug lords ever to live. Being in control for of the Sinaloa cartel Pablo Escobar made millions of dollars coming from trafficking cocaine and many other drugs. Escobar was born on December 1, 1949 in antioquia, Colombia born to the couple of Abel de Jesus Escobar Echeverri and Hermilda Gaviria. A modest family including 2 other siblings Pablo was known for being ambitious to raise himself up from his modest beginnings. Escobar from an early age had a dream
We Love Pablo but We Hate Politicians The TV show Narcos has been a resounding success around the world, which demonstrates that being a criminal pays off. And the fact is that Colombian society is more interested in learning about the bad people than learning about the good ones and their actions. Narcos was promoted as the story of Pablo Escobar elaborated from the good people’s perspective: Luis Carlos Galan and Rodrigo Lara (Politicians assassinated by Pablo Escobar), Guillermo Cano (the courageous
trafficker and narco-terrorist who rose to infamy during the 1970’s and 1980’s. Known as the wealthiest and most successful criminal the world has ever seen (Byrnes, 2010), as much as 80% of the global supply of cocaine is said to have stemmed from the Medellin Cartel of which Escobar was the Kingpin (Business Insider, 2015). Kenney (2003) defines a Kingpin as “the leader of an international trafficking enterprise who directs the production, transportation, and distribution of large quantities of cocaine
Killing Pablo is an excellent account on the real live events of Colombia’s largest and infamous drug cartel called the Medellin Cartel led by Pablo Escobar. This book, written by Mark Bowden, tells the story of how Escobar was killed in the eyes of the Colombian Military, DEA and even the Central Intelligence Agency. Even though the book starts off as repetitive with names and organization being repeated over and over again we learn about the vast network that Pablo Escobar truly had and the relentless
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (December 1, 1949 to December 2, 1993) was a Columbian drug lord and leader of the Medellín Cartel, who at his peak, controlled more than 80% of the international cocaine trade. Escobar entered the cocaine trade in the early 1970s and became famous for waging war against the Columbian government, as well as ordering the assassinations of thousands of individuals including police officers, journalists, high ranking officials and politicians . However, he was also well
Miguel Oreguel is a Colombian drug lord and formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel. He and his brother both formed the Cali Cartel in the 1970’s. In the 70s they were primarily involved in marijuana trafficking to the United States. In the 1980’s they expanded their enterprise into cocaine trafficking because of the money being made. On August 6, 1995 Miguel Orejule was arrested the Colombian National Police broke down the door to his apartment and found him hiding in a secret closet. Then
once again led the search bloc on a manhunt to bring him down. The price on his head this time was $11 million dead or alive. Steven Ambrus, who reported Pablo’s death for the LA Times declared, “Hundreds of soldiers and police surrounded Escobar's Medellin hide-out, which they had identified through a traced phone call, and killed the drug lord and a bodyguard in a 20-minute shootout when the two tried to escape via the roof.” Escobar had just turned 44 when he was surprised by the Colombian troops
Around the time of 1978, a business was developing that would soon be wealthy enough to profit up to 60 million a month (Kelley). Despite its wealth, the Medellin Cartel was not exactly a legal enterprise. It devoted infinite amounts of time, money, and manpower to produce, sell, and distribute drugs throughout vast areas. At the head was Pablo Escobar, who was admired by many inside and outside of the cartel. Countless people were involved in his business, both voluntarily and involuntarily (Kelley)
streets of Medellin Colombia. Its rumored that Escobar got his start by stealing tomb stones from local cemeteries, then sand blasting them and re-selling them to Panama. Pablo then started on the drug scene by smoking Colombia’s highly potent pot. He would continue to do this the rest of his life. In the 1960s he starts dealing as well with smoking marijuana. In the early 1970s he had entered the cocaine trade, using bribery and murder to become the head of the Medellin drug cartel. The Medellin cartel