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Dinosaurs and Versace entice tourists to Pablo Escobar’s drug ranch Times [U.K.], by John Harlow
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Posted By:PageTurner, 11/7/2009 6:47:08 PM
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| SIXTEEN years after Pablo Escobar died in a hail of bullets, crowds of tourists are descending on his luxurious ranch to celebrate the tacky taste and violent times of South America’s most notorious drug lord. The unexpected success of Hacienda Napoles as an attraction has disturbed the government of Colombia, where Escobar’s foot soldiers were paid $1,000 for every official and policeman they shot. |
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
MsCharlotteVale, 11/7/2009 7:40:44 PM (No. 6009771)
"The ranch is presented as an 'anti-crime museum' but many visitors maintain that Escobar, once named by Forbes magazine as the world’s seventh richest man, was a Robin Hood figure who shared his $25 billion (£15 billion) fortune with the Colombian poor."
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Ribicon, 11/7/2009 9:38:42 PM (No. 6010064)
"The drug baron was especially proud of his Jurasico Park, a group of life-sized dinosaur statues and a golden pterodactyl made up from authentic bones. Guests can also race go-karts around his track. The ranch has retained his collection of classic cars, a bullring where he staged executions and a landing strip."
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