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The Remaking of Medellín

Written on 21 May, 2010 at 14:16 in What To Do | viewed 352 times | 0 Comments
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In a powerful example of how public architecture can produce social change, Medellín, the Colombian city long known for its entrenched poverty and violent drug cartels (including one led by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar), has embarked on an ambitious... (Continue reading)

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Can Plastic Surgery Save a Former Cocaine Capital?

Written on 12 May, 2010 at 13:38 in Healthcare | viewed 1,962 times | 6 Comments
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On December 2, 1993, drug king Pablo Escobar received a fatal bullet through the ear as he tried to outrun Colombian police across the terracotta rooftops of Medellín. At the time of his death, he was one of the richest... (Continue reading)

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Medellín, Colombia’s architectural renaissance

Written on 11 May, 2010 at 12:08 in Real Estate | viewed 1,199 times | 0 Comments
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Over the last two or three years, a steady buzz has been building in architecture and design circles about developments in this city of 3.5 million, which through much of the 1980s and 1990s was infamous for its sky-high murder... (Continue reading)

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Medical Tourism on the rise in Colombian City of Medellín

Written on 7 Apr, 2010 at 16:24 in Healthcare, News and Views | viewed 828 times | 1 Comment
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Having endured waves of violence for being the command centre of a well-known cocaine empire in Colombia, the city of Medellín is experiencing a surge in medical tourism. During the 1980s and early 1990s the hospitals and morgues in Medellín... (Continue reading)

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Paramilitaries to Paradise: The Revitalization of Medellin

Written on 29 Mar, 2010 at 16:46 in News and Views | viewed 1,946 times | 0 Comments
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By Michael JordanMarch 29, 2010 In the late ‘80s, Pablo Escobar turned Medellin into the world murder capitol. Today, it’s a travel hot-spot. Don’t believe me? Get ready to have your mind blown (though not literally, anymore). Sprawled along the... (Continue reading)

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Saftey In Colombia – The Real Truth

Written on 6 May, 2009 at 10:14 in News and Views | viewed 3,074 times | 5 Comments
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“You live were!?” is usually the first question I get when I tell North Americans that I live in Colombia. Yes, Colombia, the land of Pablo Escobar, cocaine, bombs, and kidnappings. Yes, Colombia, the land of Marxist guerrillas and right... (Continue reading)

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