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More than Escobar Tour
Medellín, Colombia
$30
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Medellín's vibrant streets tell stories that go beyond mere headlines, offering a profound exploration of its complex history. This walking tour invites you to engage with the past, focusing on the broader societal impacts rather than sensationalized narratives.
- 🏷️ More than Escobar Tour: Enjoy a 3.5-hour guided experience led by a knowledgeable local expert, providing a deep dive into the historical and economic forces shaping Colombia.
- 📍 Begin your journey at Parque Lineal La Frontera, where you'll learn about the cultural significance of the coca leaf among Indigenous communities.
- 🌍 Discover the global history of coca and cocaine, including its historical uses and the shifts in perception over time.
- 🏛️ Visit the former residence of the Castaño brothers, gaining insights into the rise and fall of Escobar and the Medellín cartel.
- 💼 Explore the Medellín Chamber of Commerce, where you'll dissect the economics of the drug trade and its influence on local and global systems.
- 🕊️ Conclude your tour at Parque de la Inflexión, a memorial site honoring the victims of narco-violence, fostering meaningful discussions about solutions and responsibility.
- ♿ This tour is wheelchair accessible, ensuring that everyone can participate and engage with the material.
- 🐾 Service animals are welcome, making this experience inclusive for all guests.
- 🚌 Convenient public transportation options are available nearby, allowing easy access to the starting point.
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More than Escobar Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
- professional guidance
- Transportation
Meeting point
Strongly suggested to take Uber (or similar). As your destination just enter this: "Tanque Campestre EPM"
We meet at the east entrance of "La Frontera Linear Park", right in front of the EPM Campestre water tanks. The meeting point is up hill, so strongly suggested to go by car.
Return details
Former house of Escobar and only place in Medellin created as a tribute to the victims of his violence against the colombian society.
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We begin in Parque Lineal La Frontera, a green corridor at the edge of Medellín and Envigado, where we explore the cultural, spiritual, and medicinal uses of the coca leaf among Indigenous communities. We contrast this with its transformation into cocaine, explaining the production process and the devastating environmental consequences of dumping chemical waste into the jungle.
- As we move to the next stop, we discuss the global history of coca and cocaine—how it was used by historical figures and how perceptions changed over time. In front of Montecasino, the former residence of the Castaño brothers (infamous for creating the paramilitaries and the vigilante group "Los Pepes"), we dive into the rise and fall of Escobar and the Medellin cartel. Here, we examine the violent era of narco-terrorism, the declaration of the War on Drugs by the U.S. government, and the effects of all that in the Colombian society. (pass by)
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Your third stop takes us to the Medellín Chamber of Commerce, where we dissect the economics of the drug trade: demand, supply chains, elasticity, money laundering, and the shadow economies that influence real-world systems on a local, national, and global level.
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Finally, we visit the Parque de la Inflexión, built on the site of the former Monaco building, once owned by Escobar and bombed by the Cali Cartel. The tour ends with a visit to the memorial honoring the victims of narco-violence, bringing together all previous discussions and encouraging new conversations around solutions and global responsibility. Through key historical locations and expert insights, this tour invites travelers to reflect on the complexity of the issue—without glorifying crime or promoting consumption, bringing the victims to the center of gravity.
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More than Escobar Tour
Medellín, Colombia
$30
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!