As dusk settles on the Magdalena Valley, the jungly middle stretch of Colombia’s great river basin, the hippopotamuses bawl and snort. The indelicate groans of these multi-ton beasts border on comedic ...

Born December 1, 1949 in the city of Rionegro, Colombia. His father was a peasant farmer, his mother an elementary school teacher. Not exactly a life headstart. As a teenager Pablo Escobar stole ...