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While many people around the globe plan vacations to exotic Latin American locales, Colombia usually isn’t one of them. According to one article, this can be at least partially the fault of the drug related crime in the South American nation or the world’s perception of that crime at the very least.

Colombia is seen abroad as a narco economy on a par with Afghanistan, and when what news reaches the world’s press is of a drug lord gunned down in Medellín or a backpacker kidnapped by guerrillas in the jungle. Colombia continues to supply America with 90% of its cocaine and 60% of its heroin. As long as these products remain criminalised, it will always be easier for the west to curse and corrupt Colombia for producing them rather than cure itself of consuming them.

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