He left so much destruction in his wake and almost single-handedly destroyed the reputation of an entire country, even today, some 30 years after his death. While it is true that there are some Colombians who do idolize him, mainly the poor and uneducated (and their offspring) who directly benefited thanks to him buying their loyalty with houses or other material goods, the majority of Colombians hate the man and everything he (still) represents. Then afterward you can even go buy a cool t-shirt with Hitler’s face on it, just like the El Patron shirts.ĭoesn’t sound quite so Instagram or VLOG-ready, does it?Įven if that tour was possible and we ignore the decades that have passed, it would be very different because most of the victims of Hitler immediately left Germany for the U.S., Israel, or elsewhere, and would not have been confronted on a daily basis with shorts and flip-flop wearing foreigners who come to the country thanks to the popularity of the hit Netflix series War Crimes about the wacky hi-jinx of Hitler and the crew of Americans who eventually brought him down. He bombed airplanes, he assassinated politicians, journalists, police, and anyone who opposed him - good people who wanted a better future for their country.Ī close (hypothetical) equivalent would be going to Germany and taking an Adolph Hitler Tour, where you get to visit his grave and take selfies, see the locations he hid out, the place where he died, and then go and have coffee and kuchen with his brother where you take big smiley photos and ask him questions in broken German about their crazy war criminal adventures back in the day. Tourists coming here to take the Medellin Pablo Escobar tour and celebrate the man are only rubbing salt in that wound. This history is still very recent and there are still many open wounds. Many Colombians still live with memories of the bloodshed, bombs, and violence. ![]() You as a foreign tourist should NOT come to this country and take a Medellin Pablo Escobar tour. They barely acknowledge the thousands of victims and invariably paint Pablo in a positive light, and are just trying to capitalize on his notoriety from popular media like the show Narcos. These Pablo Escobar tours and related sites (like the shady Pablo Escobar Museum) are designed in a way that celebrates the life of this criminal mastermind. I’ve spoken to many different Colombians and tourists about this matter while living in Colombia for a few years, and honestly, the answer should be a resounding NO. ![]() So, the question really comes down to whether or not you *should* take a Pablo Escobar tour while you are in town…
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