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Colombia in conundrum over Pablo Escobar’s hippos

(Narco Legacy In Colombia) By the time he died, Colombia's biggest drug lord, Pablo Escobar, had managed to amass a huge fortune. He left behind...

Rico - February 4, 2021

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Popeye, chief of the hitmen of former drug lord Pablo Escobar died

The death of John Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, alias Popeye, and who was one of the closest to Pablo Escobar, for whom he worked as...

Rico - February 6, 2020

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Colombia Takes Aim at “Narcotourism”, Closes Pablo Escobar Museum

The closure of the Pablo Escobar Museum in Medellín, Colombia, represents a serious blow to the narcoculture that has taken root in the city,...

Rico - September 27, 2018

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Pablo Escobar’s Former Hit Man “Popeye” Arrested In Medellin

From a "repentant Popeye", he went on to "Popeye imprisoned", Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, the self-proclaimed former sicario (hitman) for Pablo Escobar, was arrested...

Rico - May 26, 2018

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What Took Medellin’s Top American Pimp So Long to Get Caught?

(TODAY COLOMBIA via DailyBeast) American tourists visiting Medellín knew him as “Colombia Jake,” the friendly local American guide who made sure they had a...

Rico - August 24, 2016

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2022 ElectionsJuly 19, 2022

Petro wants FTA with US repenned

QCOLOMBIA (MercoPress) Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro and US Ambassador to Bogotá Francisco Palmieri met Monday to discuss common goals...

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colombia businessJuly 19, 2022

Colombia’s Industrial output shows sharp increase

Q24N (MercoPress) Colombia's National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) Friday issued a report showing that the country's industrial output...

MedellinJuly 11, 2022

Medellin #3 in Time Out’s top 10 best cities

QCOLOMBIA - Every year, Time Out quizzes thousands of city-dwellers worldwide about life in their hometown right now, wanting...

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Toilet paper, among the best gifts in times of crisis by coronavirus

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NationalFebruary 13, 2018

‘Tool to Ensure Woman’s Submission’: Female Genital Mutilation Drama in Colombia

In the year 2018, female mutilation remains a pressing...