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Abandoned islands of Colombian drug lords (37 Photos)

August 31, 2012 | In: Interesting, Travel

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: Hundreds of gunmen were protecting these islands from rival cartels and government troops. One of these islands belonged to Pablo Escobar himself. But nowadays, with the largest Colombian drug cartels gone and Pablo Escobar dead, these islands are the property of the state. The legacy of Escobar lives on in Medellin, in a different and slightly unusual manner. The man and his life are now sold as a tourist attraction to visitors which has proven to be quite popular.

Category: Interesting, Travel

Matt

I would have like to see them back in their prime!!!

http://www.facebook.com/emily.gosling Emily Celeste Gosling

Yeah, it's sad. You can see that they were once beautiful houses.

Liv

U can tell they were once beautiful houses because of the way they are! How neat is that!

Rusty

There is a whole lot of neatness there!

whale hntr

#25 i like the gunner protection holes

one nut

Cocaine is a hell of a drug
J.D

#37

Very random lol
me…bn

Feed em to the fishes Esa!!!!
bro

when is Cocaine Cowboys 3 out?
Near Seattle

Cool place…Seattle meetup?

Dave

Sounds good to me, they should see our seattle chivettes!

peanut3603

HAHAHA….. Silly kids. That's like saying you should see Cleveland Chivettes, unicorns, Big Foot, or when Sarah Jessica Parker was hot….. Those are mythological creatures. Silly kids and they're wild imaginations.
http://www.facebook.com/langer23 Christopher Lang

I think we all know what hipsters look like.

Ouch!

I'm in! Maybe we could even get HHNF to show up
TheDude

Stop with the Seattle meetup, it's not going to happen.

Sean

Tell me George what do you know about cocaine

billy

it makes you fuck like a beast…..
nuccabay

best movie ever

Chiver

Interesting stuff… And thank you for spelling Colombia right! That's my background and I can't tell you how many times I see people spell it "columbia".. It kills me

DBA

I agree!
MylesofStyles

So. You going to sell us some drugs or what?
wjaram

You hit a nerve with your comment. Pisses me off to see people spell it incorrectly.
erika

por fin algo de colombia en el Chive!!!!!!! ADORO a mi patria bella!!!!!! Colombia

https://www.facebook.com/AidePineda09 Aide Pineda

#36 he died a day after his bday

PrimerGray

Seriously?!?

Rusty

Yeah, he accomplished all of this in just 1 day. Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

Woop

Rick James bitch!

MOAR

Looks like a movie set.
FarknChiveon

#20 When I think island, I can't help but think this "drug lord" really settled…
http://www.facebook.com/shannon.coverdale.3 Shannon Coverdale

#5 Yeah, Redneck Houseboat?
Dave

Suprised someone hasnt bought some of these up and restored. I imagine there was some hot chicks out there in the middle of nowhere.
Uberbrie

#25 the life aquatic?

Rone_Gentry

My thoughts EXACTLY

Kigali

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Please

Don't comment. You are terrible at it.

Boston_George

All good things come to an end. Bet the party along the way was epic.

b0ils

year murdering so many people was a party

Boston_George

Discos, women, cocaine as pure as the driven snow? A few dead gringo's here and there is a small price to pay!

http://www.facebook.com/theloudestchiselbreaking Cameron James

I bet there is secret monies all up in those places.
Shadowwight

Too bad they weren't maintained….
Pirate Bob

They took everything that wasn't bolted down, even the paint.
Daniela

Even though I'm not proud of it seeing this here made my day. KCCO

Erika

el mio tambien KCCO de Barranquilla

Paul.c

#36..did he dye…or was he killed?

easter bunny

He was dyed in a tragic coloring accident.
Spell Check

die
Arkynarc

He was shot during a raid to capture him. He was a true hard ass. He voluntarily went to jail once. He basically owned the place and had everything a big time drug dealer needed, including hookers. Then one day he said fuck it, walked out the front door, and the chase was on. It took a Seal Team and the best of the best of the Colombian Army to catch him.
died in the wool

He wasn't killed, he was just fatally injured.

Wiki

#35 "I'm a decent man who exports flowers."
sam

He was killed in a shootout with the Mexican army and police , he was shot in the head on his roof running away

Prozac

What does the mexican army has to do with the killing of Pablo Escobar?, it was the columbian police who killed him
Efrain

seriusly… he was Colombian. so that would be the Colombian Army. even thogought i dont think it was the Army but a special task force.
Fall

Mexican army? You are one stupid human being! Please don't ever breed!!!!

http://4chan.org/b/ gnocco

Carlos Lehder's volcano fortress isn't in here…. I'm saddened.
Norman's Cay, the Exumas, Bahamas.
https://www.facebook.com/gijs.slotman Gijs Slotman

#34 Real-estate broker's pitch: "Wait till you see the dungeons below!"

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