Hacienda Napoles Pablo Escobar House Pictures
Situated halfway between the city of medellin and bogota the colombian capital hacienda napoles was the vast ranch owned by the drugs baron pablo escobar.
Hacienda napoles pablo escobar house pictures. Pablo escobar house colombia. If you were to drive about 93 miles east of medellin colombia you would eventually make it to a town called puerto triunfo. Timothy ross the life images collection getty images an aerial view of hacienda nápoles. Pablo escobar s nephew finds 20million in cash stashed in wall at one of the drug lord s colombian houses.
Hacienda nápoles spanish for naples estate was the luxurious 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 the estate covers about 20 km 2 7 7 sq mi of land. Allthatisinteresting manuela became escobar s princess. And in a strange twist of fate the estate has been turned into a theme. Nicolas escobar said he had a vision to look in the wall at the medellin home.
The ramshackle house was my main reason for visiting hacienda napoles but i can t blame the government for trying to turn the page on a terrible chapter in colombia s history. Escuchalo a todo volumen recorrido por la hacienda napoles en el año 1978 pablo escobar junto a sus amigos familiares e hijos. How colombia s hacienda nápoles went from pablo escobar s cocaine palace to a family friendly theme park. Hacienda napoles theme park is located about four hours east of medellín and it covers about 7 7 square miles 20 square km of land.
Hacienda napoles was a luxurious country estate built and owned by pablo escobar that has been transformed into a popular theme park with a waterpark and zoo. 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. Perhaps his most well known home was hacienda nápoles in puerto triunfo columbia. In february 2015 escobar s old house partially collapsed and for safety reasons was then demolished.
Located 93 miles east of medellin pablo escobar house columbia included a spanish colonial house a zoo an airport and kart racing track. Pablo escobar historical tour.