Medellín

I think of Colombia I imagine the enormous green mountains, the tall funky shaped buildings at the bottom of the valley, cows and horses on the road, the clear cloudless blue sky and the bright sun beating down in the city of the eternal spring, Medellin . All of my…

In my research, “Pablo Escobar decided to collaborate with other criminal groups in the area and together they formed the Medellin Cartel.” (Crime and investigation) In the mid 1970’s Pablo Escobar became the leader of the Medellin Cartel. Pablo Escobar controlled over eighty percent of cocaine being shipped to the United States. Pablo Escobar was the modern day robin hood for the locals of his city. Pablo Escobar was also a…

were made to political parties that were well-suited to help the cartel’s goals; such donations were usually the main contributions to the party to insure the cartels got what they needed. The Medellin and Cali cartels had different approaches when it came to their involvement in the political sector. The Medellin cartel had more of a direct involvement with the government to the point where “Pablo Escobar was elected to the Colombian House of Representatives as an alternate” in 1982 (Filiponne,…

All families place emphasis on certain values and ideals. Often, these morals and concepts were passed down through their family from generation to generation. In my family, perseverance and standing out through success have been an integral part of our telos for hundreds of years. Having been around the success and positive of my family and relatives has made me hungry to make my own mark. I constantly ask myself: Where and what will I do to make a name for myself? Internally, I believe that I…

strong ambition leading to his success in his future career. He also grew up in a time of violence especially in the area he was in which contributed to his future endeavours. He began his criminal lifestyle by selling gravestones in the streets of Medellin. It was a quick and easy way to obtain cash. He was shortly involved in a numerous of other illegal activities ranging from stealing cars to kidnapping (Jung). Escobar soon discovered the fast and easy route to wealth and power was much…

country or at least learning about it and I want to show people that it wasn’t a whole country that made these actions but one man with a lot of power Pablo Escobar; the leader of one of the biggest drug cartels, however many people in the City of Medellin see Escobar as a hero to them. Doing this research, I hope to discover Who was really Pablo Escobar and why did certain people see him as a hero, while others saw him as a drug lord killer and how did his actions really affect Colombia? Pablo…

introduction of the characters in the show Narcos was superb. They introduce Pablo Escobar, the drug kingpin who was the head of the Medellin cartel. Gustavo Gaviria, who was Pablo’s cousin, helped him control the Medellin cartel. The producer introduced Tata Escobar, the spouse of Pablo. Most importantly showed Pablo’s personal hitman, Limon. Limon was the main reason why the Medellin cartel was successful, he carried out orders to eliminate potential threats to the cartel. Limon ordered to…

Narcos The Netflix original Television show announced their crime drama series called, Narcos in 2015. Created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro created a biographical drama series to display the life of histories dangerous drug lord, Pablo Escobar. The plot takes place in the country of Colombia. Season 1 and season 2 of the television series had a goal of centralizing the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, who became one of the richest people in the world by…

Before Romero In many ways, El Salvador was no different than many of its South American neighbors during the 1970 's and 1980 's. The oppressive government that existed in El Salvador had much in common with the violent regimes running Argentina, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and others. Death squads, supported if not organized by the ruling governments, murdered with no fear of reprisal those they saw as enemies of the status quo. However, it was the global setting, not simply a continental…

Cocaine is stimulant of a drug thats is made from a leave that is call South American coca plant. Cocaine can get you high or you can die. Scientists have found that cocaine is one of the most addictive substance on earth. Crack was began to surge in the 1980s - 1989 and there is a record that was recorded by History.Com had sad that from 4.2 million to 5.8 million people had got an addictive to the the drug. Cocaine is the most popularly drug used in U.S even today. Cocaine happened in the…