Even though he died a long time ago, many people still know about Pablo Escobar. He was a very important person in the drug business. Pablo Escobar is still as well-known as he was when he led the Medellín drug cartel in its prime.

People write books, make movies, and sing songs about him. I am going to share some interesting things about his life.

Rise To Power

Escobar, the son of a farmer and a school teacher, started his criminal career while he was just a teenager. Selling fake diplomas was allegedly his first illegal activity. After that, he started making up report cards. Later, he started smuggling radio equipment and stealing tombstones to sell them for more money. 

Escobar also stole automobiles, and it was for this crime that he was originally taken into custody in 1974. He rose to prominence as a drug smuggler soon after, and by the middle of the 1970s, he had played a key role in the establishment of the criminal group that would later become the Medellín cartel.

Mucho Dinero(Huge Money)

The Medellín cartel's leader was one of the richest persons in the world at the height of its power, dominating the cocaine trade and bringing in an estimated $420 million a week. 

With a $25 billion estimated net worth, Escobar had enough of cash to spend, and he did. He lived an opulent lifestyle, with private jets, opulent mansions, and extravagant parties. 

He allegedly promised in the late 1980s to settle his nation's $10 billion debt in exchange for being released from any extradition agreements. In addition, Escobar supposedly burned $2 million to keep his daughter warm in 1992–1993, when he and his family were fleeing.

Even Escobar, though, was unable to spend all that money, and the majority of it was kept in fields and warehouses despite his best efforts. Approximately 10%, or $2.1 billion, was written off every year, according to his brother, either by mice consuming it or the weather destroying it. It was just lost in certain instances.

Hacienda Nápoles 

Although Escobar possessed several luxurious residences, the 7,000-acre estate nicknamed Hacienda Nápoles—named after Naples, Italy—between Bogotá and Medellín was his most renowned holding. 

It was rumored to have cost $63 million and featured an airfield, a tennis court, a zoo (more on that later), dinosaur statues, artificial lakes, a bullfighting arena, and the burned remnants of a classic automobile collection destroyed by a rival cartel. 

The jet he used on his first drug run into the United States is atop the estate's front gate. Later, locals stole the estate, which is now a well-liked tourist destination.

To Be Continued…..

That's all friends. His entire life is a lot for one blog post. The second section shows us others. Wait for Part 2 of this blog..

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