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Global Politics
In The Footsteps Of A Drug Lord
The World
September 13, 2011
Our Geo Quiz takes us to a South American city where visitors can now take a controversial tour following in the footsteps of the infamous Pablo Escobar.
Conflict & Justice
'Cocaine Godmother' Griselda Blanco Killed in Colombia
The World
September 04, 2012
Colombia's "Queen of Cocaine," Griselda Blanco was gunned down in Medellin yesterday. She was 69. John Otis has more on the country's infamous female drug lord.
Conflict & Justice
Dutch Woman who Joined FARC to Participate in Peace Talks
The World
November 12, 2012
This week in Cuba, peace talks will begin in earnest between the government of Colombia and the leftist rebel group, the FARC. Among the FARC leaders in attendance, one sticks out. Her name is Tanja Nijmeijer.
Arts, Culture & Media
Art & Music as Alternatives to Violence in Medellín, Colombia
The World
December 11, 2012
Colombia's second largest city was once dominated by the drug cartel of Pablo Escobar. Crime remains high. Which is why several groups in the city are determined to provide peaceful alternatives for young people through art and music.
Global Politics
Medellín's Outdoor Escalator Part of Plan to Remake City
The World
January 01, 2013
The Colombian city of Medellin was once the murder capital of the world and ground zero for Pablo Escobar's cocaine cartel. But Medellin has lately emerged as a hotspot for urban planning and innovative mass transit. John Otis reports.
Arts, Culture & Media
200 Arrested in Raid on Latin American Wood Mafia
The World
February 21, 2013
An Interpol operation has led to the arrest of nearly 200 people in one of the biggest raids on suspected illegal timber operations ever undertaken in Latin America.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Medellín's Makeover
The World
March 04, 2013
In the past few years, Medellin, Colombia has seemingly been transformed from a blighted haven for drug trafficking to an award-winning place of smart urban design. The man who gets a lot of the credit for that is the former mayor, Sergio Fajardo.
Global Politics
Amidst Colombian violence, arts forge an alternative path
The World
December 23, 2012
Colombia was wracked with violence during the era of the Escobar drug cartel. And while the cartel has been curtailed, regular street violence persists. Now, arts groups are trying to give youth an alternative path to the future.
Business, Economics and Jobs
In the land of Capone, Colombian immigrants struggle to imagine kingpin Pablo Escobar as a tourist draw
The World
December 02, 2013
Al Capone is a big tourist attraction in Chicago. He's on tours, trinkets and t-shirts. So what do Colombian immigrants make of the prospect of their public enemy number one, Pablo Escobar, becoming a tourist industry?
Justice
The release of 'Popeye,' a trusted assassin for Pablo Escobar, enrages many Colombians
The World
August 27, 2014
Cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar was killed more than two decades ago, but one of the last surviving members of Escobar’s ultra-violent Medellin cartel just became a free man. The release of John Jairo Velásquez, who left prison on August 19, has sparked controversy in Colombia.