A hippo swims in the Magdalena river, Colombia. Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo April 18, 2023 Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are a problem – but a lot of thought is going into preventing their spread Elliot Doornbos, Nottingham Trent University Pablo Escobar’s hippos escaped in the 1990s – since then, they have become a problem.
Food and supplies, labelled with the name and image of Mexican narco Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, is distributed during the coronavirus pandemic in Guadalajara. Francisco Guasco/EPA May 6, 2020 El Chapo is no Robin Hood – but social bandit myth still endures in Latin America Pascale Baker, University College Dublin Social bandits have a long history in Latin America.
Drug lord Pablo Escobar was regarded as one of the most powerful entities within Latin America, but his legacy remains the subject of debate. Thierry Ehrmann December 9, 2013 Pablo Escobar and the legacy of drug warfare in Latin America Alexandra Phelan, Monash University Even today, some 20 years after his death, there is still debate in Colombia on how to interpret the mythology surrounding feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his Medellín Cartel. Escobar was regarded as…