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Pablo Escobar tour

message to travelers who go on a Pablo Escobar tour

Bringing down the Pablo Escobar tour stigma

“You never know for sure when is the right time to get into a story of this magnitude.  Alonso Salazar. The former mayor of the city until 2011 writes in the book “La parábola de Pablo”. Referring to how complex the topic is, Pablo, drugs and all that lies behind this market.

The mayor compiles many testimonies, reviews, versions and lessons from many of the actors who have been part of the drug trafficking conflict: from victims, perpetrators, journalists and Pablo’s own family. In the end the Pablo Escobar tour Medellin is just that: history; and behind these events there are many factors that continue to define the socioeconomic course of the city of Medellín: idiosyncrasy, education (or lack thereof), the way we were raised, corruption, lack of opportunities and the fact that we are a city full of contrasts, as we were once the most violent city (1991) and the most innovative city worldwide (2013).

What are the topics to discuss in the Pablo Escobar tour?

Today we are an example in urbanism and infrastructure, it is a long process. In terms of drugs, the outlook remains similar, Colombia produces four more times coca by 2020 than it did 30 years ago. The national and even international policy, considering the treaty with the United States, has been a failed strategy.

The approach is to get travelers through nearly five decades of history, yielding different perspectives on the topic.

Most of the tour guides are locals and certified guides who tell the history impartially.

Tour guides believe that far from stigmatizing the country or glorifying a character like Pablo Escobar, it is important to understand our culture as a whole, assimilating society, its dynamics, living conditions and policies around drug policies, social housing, education and security. https://www.dw.com/es/los-narco-tours-de-medell%C3%ADn/a-40348220

Most of the tours include the following stops:

Different Pablo tours in Medellin

The Pablo tour is a means of reflection, we start from the past to continue building a better future.

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