Pablo Escobar's Tulum mansion becomes art-filled boutique hotel

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A prominent art dealer has turned an estate once owned by infamous drug baron Pablo Escobar into luxury accommodation filled with items from his collection.

Located in the Mexican beach resort of Tulum, Casa Malca was renovated and turned into a hotel by New York-based Lio Malca – who deals contemporary works by the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kaws.

The property was abandoned after Escobar – the world's wealthiest-ever drug lord, who built and acquired many properties for himself across the Americas – died in 1993. His life story forms the basis for current Netflix series Narcos.

This piece originally appeared on: https://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/02/pablo-escobar-tulum-mansion-art-filled-boutique-hotel-casa-malca-architecture/?li_source=LI&li_medium=bottom_block_1