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Nov 12, 2021 · Experience Hacienda Nápoles, Pablo Escobar's house and sprawling estate outside of Medellín that's now a zoo, waterpark, and educational facility. Learn how Hacienda Nápoles went from drug mansion to theme park.
Hacienda Nápoles (Spanish for "Naples Estate") was an estate built and owned by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia Department, Colombia, approximately 150 km (93 mi) east of Medellín and 249 km (155 mi) northwest of Bogotá.
Jan 17, 2017 · Looking out from the ruins of a cocaine kingpin’s vacation home. Atlas Obscura user Luke Spencer. Far out into the Caribbean Sea, beyond the bleached white tourist beaches, lies an island whose...
Oct 25, 2021 · Situated halfway between the city of Medellin and Bogota, the Colombian capital, Hacienda Napoles was the vast ranch owned by the drug baron Pablo Escobar. In the early 1980s, after Escobar had become rich but before he had started the campaign of assassinations and bombings that was to almost tear Colombia apart, he built himself a zoo.
The most infamous drug lord of all time, Colombian cartel boss Pablo Escobar amassed a staggering real estate portfolio during his reign of terror. Let's take a tour of his extravagant homes.
Apr 8, 2015 · At the far side of the island, hidden and secluded between the tropical forest and the Caribbean Sea, lies a grandiose complex of luxury buildings. The decay of the structures mirrors the downfall...
Apr 9, 2019 · The Monaco building, where Escobar lived with his wife and children when he was at the height of his power, was a stone’s throw from the exclusive Club Campestre, Medellín’s country club, whose...
