This dilapidated villa once served as a Caribbean getaway for drug-kingpin Pablo Escobar
Located 22 miles from Colombia's port city of Cartagena are the 27 small coral islands that makeup the Islas del Rosario.
Escobar built a massive waterfront villa on the largest of the cluster islands, Isla Grande.
Juxtaposed with Escobar's mansion are the approximately 800 islanders on Isla Grande who sustain themselves by fishing and farming.
Source: Atlas Obscura
Now, 22 years after Escobar's death, the compound has been overtaken by vegetation ...
... and wild animals.
... apartments, courtyards, a large swimming pool, and a helicopter landing pad.
Source: Atlas Obscura
A large, unfinished building sits off to the side of the mansion.
While the home is missing large portions of its ceiling, the rooms are full of large archways, ...
... painted walls, and tiled floors.
Some of the windows in the villa appear to be reinforced.
Beernaert believes this is the doorway to the bathroom of Escobar's wife, Maria Victoria.
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