La Catedral is a prison near Medellín in Colombia where Pablo Escobar stayed, and had his own men guard him. Under an agreement with the Colombian government, Escobar had this prison built to his exact standards, with more resemblance of a country club than an actual detention facility. The prison was established more to keep people who wanted to kill him out rather than keep Escobar in. All of the guards were loyal to him and when he wanted to escape he simply walked out the back door. 15 months later he was finally tracked down and shot by Colombian forces with the help of the CIA and Delta Force. Medellín is the capital city of Antioquia, one of the constituent departments of Colombia, since 1826. ... A WANTED poster of Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (January 12, 1949 – December 2, 1993) gained world infamy as a Colombian drug lord who became one of the richest men in the world by smuggling cocaine into the United States and countries around the world. ...