Talk:La Catedral

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This Wikipedia page doesn’t cover enough information for the prison named La Cathedral that was used to shelter the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar and his companions. The wikipedia article indeed gives the account of the history of the famous prison incarcerating the drug baron, but it lacks the coverage of its present situation and actual arrangement changes compared its look a long time ago. Therefore, I think it would be appropriate to add information about its transformation and facts. And I am going to add three paragraph to the article “La Cathedral”

First, in order to illustrate the importance of the topography of the La Catedral has in terms of protecting Pablo Escobar, it is extremely important to mention the terrestrial advantages that appeals to Pablo when he selects the spot for his “second home”. I will use Pablo’s own account to illustrate its importance.

Second, I will use a paragraph to present an interesting fact that that there has been reports that people have seen ghosts around the La Catedral. Also, after Pablo Escobar’s death, people rushed into the prison to find the treasure that the drug lord has buried underground.

Third, I will add a paragraph that mainly addresses the current circumstance of the prison. I will write why the monks choose the prison as their ideal place and primarily focus on how they have sought a method to transform the used-to-be-home-prison of Pablo Escobar. They have greatly changed the landscape and the arrangement of the prison. It would be perfect if I have incorporated the information to the article. And right now it’s becoming a tourist site.

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Suggestions for improvement" This seems like an interesting topic, I had never heard of this place before! I think that it would be interesting to add more information about why the monks chose to renovate La Catedral. I also think that it would make more sense to move topography to the top, have ghost sightings below that, and finally put now at the bottom. In the ghost sightings section there is a direct quote that should be paraphrased to avoid plagiarism. Finally, you should add some more sources because there are only three right now and two of them are from periodicals. This seems like an interesting topic, good luck! Jkadens (talk) 01:07, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Peer Edits" I would suggest leaving out the paragraph about supernatural activity as such content doesn't really coincide with a scholarly context. Furthermore, I would like to see you expand on what you mean by "current circumstance of the prison" before making any changes as I'm not sure what this means or why it is important. Also, what changes have been made to the prison and for what purpose related to use by monks. Other than that, your improvements seem reasonable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CaraTop PR4C4R41H0 (talk • contribs) 16:39, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

I am going to add more information to enrich the section La Cathedral

Tom Griggs. “La Cathedral: a visit to Pablo Escobar’s self-designed prison.” Airshipdaily. Accessed October 17, 2017. http://airshipdaily.com/catedral/

Tom Griggs is a blogger at the airship.com website. The airship is a blog mainly focus on surveying the art, literature and culture from a traveler’s angle. The blog post starts with the time when Pablo Escobar was incarcerated inside the prison and the prison’s present situation and transformation. It gives a detailed description of the arrangement of the La Catedral right now and how it is transformed by the monks who later moved in. The author provides the blog with all sorts of the photos and vivid first hand account, including several pictures of the La Cathedral right now, which gives readers a fabulous representation. La Cathedral indeed has experienced some radical changes and great transformation from the prison to a quite and tranquivelant place for introverting

Jeff Campagna. “Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens.” Daily Beast. July 6, 2014 Accessed October 17, 2017. https://www.thedailybeast.com/pablo-escobars-private-prison-is-now-run-by-monks-for-senior-citizens

Jeff Campagna is a journalist and author working for DailyBeast news website. In this article, he’s giving inside story of the used-to-be-Pablo’s prison and how it looks like in recent years. The article is unfolded in the narration interposed structure. It begins with a brief description of La Cathedral history, mainly focusing on how the Escobar’s negotiation with the government is unfolded and also touches upon how the five-star hotel is transformed into a temple in the hands of several monks. The writer reasons that the defunct prison is the symbol of the infamous drug lord’s power and influence. He provides the article with the vivid description of his visit to the present day prison while blending with the account of the history of the La Catedral. This article presents the audience the tool to know the changes to the prison and the undergoing development.

Thompson, David P, “Pablo Escobar, Drug Baron: His Surrender, Imprisonment, and Escape.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 19, no 1 (1996): 55-91.

Thompson is a freelancer journalist from California who spent his last four years connecting datas, interviewing with people and writing the book. This journal reveals another side of the infamous drug lord, Robinhood of Pablo Escobar, gives detailed descriptions of his surrender to the government and eventually the vivid account of events before the “Drug Baron”’s escape from La Catedral, which then left politicians in shame. Thompson utilizes primary interview source between he and Pablo Escobar, which gives the readers an idea of how the world’s biggest drug baron is like besides being cold-blood and brutal at that time. It also accounts the events of Escobar in the “jail”. This work provides me with the materials I needed to account the social construction by Pablo Escobar and his two controversial personalities: being barbarian and Robinhood. ....