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Post by ozgringo on Sept 13, 2016 18:01:18 GMT -5
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Post by jabberwocky on Sept 13, 2016 19:48:19 GMT -5
To each his own, I know too many who lost family or friends during the really bad times in Medellin, maybe not directly by Escobar's group but just to the violence of the times,
Interesting talking to family about what it was like, basically they tell me except for work they tried not to venture out too much, too many things were exploding
Escobar and cocaine trafficking is unfortunately the only way many Americans know anything about Colombia.
I did like the show though, I just don't think I would take the tour.
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Post by wildstubby on Sept 14, 2016 8:46:39 GMT -5
Isn't Pablo Escobar and the others like him responsible for the cottage industry of plastic surgery in Colombia? From what I understood, the big drug movers like having women with huge breasts and that famous 'bubble butt' that Colombia is noted for, (especially in another thread)! Now its to the point where a family is dirt poor but their daughter 'comes of age' will go all out and make sure she is 'substantially enhanced'!
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Post by búfalo on Sept 14, 2016 9:18:45 GMT -5
More stupid tourist attractions. Getting quite pathetic actually.
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Post by youngman on Sept 14, 2016 9:57:55 GMT -5
I have seen in the last few years that many of his old properties that the Feds took over are being remodeled or torn down for new uses....lots of assets just sitting vacant for 20 years...I am sure someone has made money on them...probably the police....and the guys that claim they lived on site for 20 years get them for free....
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Post by dandl93 on Sept 14, 2016 10:17:51 GMT -5
I have seen in the last few years that many of his old properties that the Feds took over are being remodeled or torn down for new uses....lots of assets just sitting vacant for 20 years...I am sure someone has made money on them...probably the police....and the guys that claim they lived on site for 20 years get them for free.... Colombia should of rewrote the confiscation laws along time ago.I know alot of Gauchas properties where destroyed by squatters and most of the properties that have sold were to politicians friends. Some of the most expensive property in my area that belonged to Gaucha the politicians built community housing on it.The politicians and general contractor made a killing off of the tax payers.
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Post by billyb on Sept 15, 2016 19:03:57 GMT -5
I think that having belonged to narcos prevented many poeple from buying seized properties, out of fear that at some later date, the narcos or their testaferos would come and reclaim it, by any means.
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