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Escobar-land?

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Escobar-land?

Published: Wed, 4 Nov 2009

Description: Colombian drug lord's estate turned into theme park

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" Well I was once the luxurious and heavily fortified home of the world's most notorious drug lord. But now they expansive -- and where Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar. -- his cocaine empire has been turned into something that is raising some eyebrows it's -- theme park. It's about half way between met again and -- the top Steve Harrigan is there Andy's doing my -- Bogota Colombia how about that Casey."

" of one point Pablo Escobar was the man responsible for 8% of all cocaine coming into the US. Most people remember him today as a murderer narco terrorists but for some people at Columbia he still remains a local boy who made it big. Now the country's really struggling to how to remember a violent chapter in its own history. One -- brought Columbia to its knees a generation ago bombing cities killing presidential candidates. Putting the bounty on policeman. All the while tableau Escobar was building himself a shangri La -- maybe. Funded by near global control the cocaine trade. Now that is -- become a theme park where 50000 people a year come and see what's left of help the trauma. The states is the museum teaches crime doesn't pay. But the colts sneer of command that lingers here. Along with -- of admiration from some visitors the 4000 -- state complete with its own bull fighting ring -- airplane runway. It's a weird mix of monument to a killer environmental sanctuary. Along with innovations and had to smuggle cocaine -- Escobar can take credit as the man who introduced the hippopotamus to South America. They are the -- of -- enjoying half submerged these states he did not live to complete. Now one point in his own war against the State Capitol as the -- declared war against the police in his home city of -- and he put a bounty on the heads. He -- anyone who kills the policemen will get more than 1000 dollars more than 400 people took him up on that offer. Martha back to you."

" Wow what a story Steve thank you very much Steve Harrigan reporting today. From Bogota Colombia --"

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