Robinʼs Photos

Medellin

This was on the way to Medellín, the bus stopped here for folks to get food. The walls are covered with portraits of famous scientists!

0

This was on the way to Medellín, the bus stopped here for folks to get food. The walls are covered with portraits of famous scientists!
Close up of some of the portraits in this random cafeteria.

0

Close up of some of the portraits in this random cafeteria.
This is the first building Pablo Escobar bought in Medellín. It's going to be turned into offices for the police department soon.

0

This is the first building Pablo Escobar bought in Medellín. It's going to be turned into offices for the police department soon.
The graves of Pablo Escobar and close family.

0

The graves of Pablo Escobar and close family.
The complex at the top of the photo is the "prison" that Pablo Escobar had built for himself as part of a deal with the government. He continued to run his drug empire from here until Colombia, international pressure, passed a constitutional amendment that would allow is his extradition.

0

The complex at the top of the photo is the "prison" that Pablo Escobar had built for himself as part of a deal with the government. He continued to run his drug empire from here until Colombia, international pressure, passed a constitutional amendment that would allow is his extradition.
The car Pablo Escobar used to bring Cocaine into Colombia when he was first starting out.

0

The car Pablo Escobar used to bring Cocaine into Colombia when he was first starting out.
This is a bullet hole in the window of a house that belonged to Pablo Escobar's mother. Years after Pablo's death, a group of armed men came to house try to find buried money they believed is still there. The police showed up and they were killed in a shootout.

0

This is a bullet hole in the window of a house that belonged to Pablo Escobar's mother. Years after Pablo's death, a group of armed men came to house try to find buried money they believed is still there. The police showed up and they were killed in a shootout.
One of the metrocable stations.

0

One of the metrocable stations.
The building at the top of the picture and it's grounds are a "library park," sort of like a community center and library in one.

0

The building at the top of the picture and it's grounds are a "library park," sort of like a community center and library in one.
Apparently this is some sort of community center for meetings.

0

Apparently this is some sort of community center for meetings.
Looking down at the escalators we just came up.

0

Looking down at the escalators we just came up.
This is in the Medelliín botanical gardens.

0

This is in the Medelliín botanical gardens.
The water museum. I didn't go in, but I thought it was an interesting concept for a museum.

0

The water museum. I didn't go in, but I thought it was an interesting concept for a museum.
Kids playing in the fountains in front of the planetarium.

0

Kids playing in the fountains in front of the planetarium.