From four to nearly 200, Colombia's "cocaine hippos" have been damaging the ecosystem of the Magdalena River for over four decades.

One of Pablo Escobar’s invasive “cocaine hippos” was struck and killed by a car in the middle of a Colombian highway. Officials in Puerto Triunfo said the semiaquatic mammal was hit Tuesday night ...

Colombia is confronting a unique problem: what to do with a population of hippopotamuses originally linked to Pablo Escobar.

BOGOTA – Colombian photographer Édgar Jiménez walks around a room exhibiting “Adam and Eve,” his portrait of two of the first hippopotamuses that were brought to Colombia by late drug kingpin Pablo ...

Narcos’ Stars Preview Pablo Escobar on the Run in Season 2. Season 2 of Netflix’s Narcos premieres Sept. 2, and the stars of ...

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years ...

Hippos wallow at a lagoon in the Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia, Friday, April 24, 2026. Carlos Diaz, a fisherman and tour ...

Explore the highlights of my recent trip to Medellin, Colombia. Discover the Pablo Escobar tour where I examined key ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian photographer Édgar Jiménez walks around a room exhibiting “Adam and Eve,” his portrait of two of the first hippopotamuses that were brought to Colombia by late drug ...

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