Medellin was particularly affected by the war that began more than fifty years ago, and the ghost of its infamous cartel still haunts Colombia’s second-largest city. However, it is now often singled out as a transformed city, and tourism is rapidly developing. In this context, local guides are now leading tourists in the footsteps of the notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar. These tours usually include sites in Medellin related to Escobar, such as his grave or some of his former residences, one of which has been transformed into an informal museum by his brother, Roberto Escobar, who was the bookkeeper for the Medellin cartel. Although the memory of Pablo Escobar is certainly part of Colombian history, these tours are controversial, especially for local authorities who are trying to promote the image of a city recovering from its dark age of violence. This article explores the touristification of Medellin’s narco-related past, taking a close look at the diverse stakeholders involved and the different narratives they produce. Focusing on so-called narco-tours or Pablo tours, it will look at the way they contribute to shaping the notion of “the familiar” and “the strange,” which constitute the central theme of this special issue of the Journal of Anthropological Research.

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“毒品遗产”与哥伦比亚麦德林毒枭巴勃罗·埃斯科瓦尔的旅游化

麦德林尤其受到五十多年前开始的战争的影响，其臭名昭著的卡特尔的幽灵仍然困扰着哥伦比亚的第二大城市。然而，它现在经常被单独作为一个改造过的城市，旅游业正在迅速发展。在这种情况下，当地导游现在正带领游客追随臭名昭著的毒枭巴勃罗·埃斯科巴 (Pablo Escobar) 的脚步。这些游览通常包括麦德林与埃斯科瓦尔有关的地点，例如他的坟墓或他的一些故居，其中之一已被他的兄弟罗伯托·埃斯科巴尔（Roberto Escobar）改造成一个非正式博物馆，他是麦德林卡特尔的簿记员。虽然巴勃罗·埃斯科巴的记忆肯定是哥伦比亚历史的一部分，但这些旅行是有争议的，特别是对于那些试图宣传一个从暴力的黑暗时代中恢复过来的城市形象的地方当局。本文探讨了麦德林与毒品相关的过去的旅游化，仔细研究了所涉及的不同利益相关者及其产生的不同叙述。关注所谓的毒品之旅或巴勃罗之旅，它将着眼于它们对塑造“熟悉的”和“陌生的”概念的贡献，这构成了《人类学研究杂志》本期特刊的中心主题.