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World’s most famous drug lord and narcoterrorist

Considered to control 80% of the world’s cocaine distribution

Forbes listed him as the 7th richest man in 1989

His cocaine business generated $60 million per day ($20 billion per year)

At his death in 1993, his estimated net worth was $30,000,000,000

He His cartel is responsible for killing over 5,000 people. 1,800 were police officers

Colombian Task Force shot and killed Escobar on Dec. 2, 1993

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Colombia’s National Sport

Traditional throwing sport that involves throwing a projectile at a target

A tejo is a 4.5 lb puck

Thrown at a clay board at a 45 degree angle

Center of board is called a bocin

Perimeter of the bocin are gunpowder filled triangles called mechas

Object of the game is to either hit all the mechas or directly hit the bocin

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Second highest diversity in the world

Around 56,000 different species are found in Colombia

More species of birds than any other country in the world

Home to many different ecosystems such as rain forest, savannah, fresh water, salt water, tundra, and desert