La Catedral: A Visit to Pablo Escobar's Self-Designed Prison Take a tour of the compound which the infamous Cartel boss called home while "incarcerated" in the early '90s. The Honey Valley rests southeast of Medellin in the mountainous outskirts of the neighboring town, Envigado.

"He operated under a policy called "plato o plomo" which literally signified take the money or take the bullet.  He bribed judes, policemen, juries, and innumberable government officials with money to help him out, and he took the lives of the ones that refused to cooperate with or go against him."

"that Escobar had ties with prominent Colombians, including two former presidents."