Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar
Introduction
Pablo Escobar was a man of power and riches during his time in history. Escobar was listed as the seventh richest man in the world in 1989. Coming from Medellin, the second largest city in Colombia, Escobar started off as a small time gangster and a car thief. His small time crimes would never amount to what he was going to become. In the late 1970 s Escobar and his cartel became one of the most powerful organized crime organizations. The cartel consolidated the cocaine industry controlling as much as 80 percent of cocaine worldwide. This paper dives deep into the life and rise of Pablo Escobar.
Early Life
Pablo Escobar was born second child in San Jose, Costa Rica in 1979. Eight years later, with the addition of two more brothers, his family set out to the United States in search for a better life. They end up in West New York, NJ. (Bowden, 55)
Ten years went by and his family was only deteriorating. In 1994 Pablo's mother kidnapped the three youngest brothers and went back to Costa Rica. Pablo took Hip-hop with him. At only age 12, Pablo Escobar remembers making his first ryhme. Pablo Escobar ravels throughout his country enriching himself with his country's culture and performing at any place he can. (Bowden, 55)
The Rise of Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar was arguably the richest and most violent criminal in history. Forbes Magazine in 1989 listed him as the seventh-richest man in the world. Escobar, a heavy pot-smoker cultivated a relaxed, informal life style with his friends and associates. Escobar was not as friendly to his enemies he was vicious and feared by everyone. For example when one of Escobar's bombs brought down an Avianca Airliner in Colombia in November 1989, Killing 107 people, he became one of the most feared terrorists in the world. He was considered the brains of the cartel and had a stand up reputation with the people of Medellin. He built many things for the community such as a hospital, housing for
Introduction
Pablo Escobar was a man of power and riches during his time in history. Escobar was listed as the seventh richest man in the world in 1989. Coming from Medellin, the second largest city in Colombia, Escobar started off as a small time gangster and a car thief. His small time crimes would never amount to what he was going to become. In the late 1970 s Escobar and his cartel became one of the most powerful organized crime organizations. The cartel consolidated the cocaine industry controlling as much as 80 percent of cocaine worldwide. This paper dives deep into the life and rise of Pablo Escobar.
Early Life
Pablo Escobar was born second child in San Jose, Costa Rica in 1979. Eight years later, with the addition of two more brothers, his family set out to the United States in search for a better life. They end up in West New York, NJ. (Bowden, 55)
Ten years went by and his family was only deteriorating. In 1994 Pablo's mother kidnapped the three youngest brothers and went back to Costa Rica. Pablo took Hip-hop with him. At only age 12, Pablo Escobar remembers making his first ryhme. Pablo Escobar ravels throughout his country enriching himself with his country's culture and performing at any place he can. (Bowden, 55)
The Rise of Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar was arguably the richest and most violent criminal in history. Forbes Magazine in 1989 listed him as the seventh-richest man in the world. Escobar, a heavy pot-smoker cultivated a relaxed, informal life style with his friends and associates. Escobar was not as friendly to his enemies he was vicious and feared by everyone. For example when one of Escobar's bombs brought down an Avianca Airliner in Colombia in November 1989, Killing 107 people, he became one of the most feared terrorists in the world. He was considered the brains of the cartel and had a stand up reputation with the people of Medellin. He built many things for the community such as a hospital, housing for