KATHMANDU, Sept 16: As a child, he had it all: a loving dad, a kind mom, happy childhood, mind-boggling wealth and a vast expanse of imperial residence, the Hacienda Nápoles.
My father was not a hero…there is a lot to learn from the past and from his story. — Sebastian Marroquín, son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar
The Hacienda Nápoles covered 20 square kilometers of posh area in Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia Department, in Columbia. Inside the residential premises were a private zoo with many exotic residents: including antelope, elephants, giraffes, hippos, ostriches, ponies and numerous species of birds, a private airport, a sculpture park, kart-racing track and a large collection of vintage and luxury cars and motorbikes.
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