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1. www.bbc.com › news › world-latin-america-39074991Bolivia's San Pedro 'tourist prison', 20 years on - BBC News

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   Feb 25, 2017 · Bolivia's San Pedro 'tourist prison', 20 years on. Published. 25 February 2017. Share. ... was caught smuggling cocaine in La Paz airport in 1996 and found himself jailed in a place more like a ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Marching_Powder_(book)Marching Powder (book) - Wikipedia

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   Marching Powder is a 2002 non-fiction book written by Australian author Rusty Young. It is based on the true story of a British-Tanzanian man, Thomas McFadden, who was apprehended in 1996 at La Paz airport in Bolivia with five kilos of cocaine in his suitcase and incarcerated in San Pedro prison. [1] The book, described as "a gripping expose of ...

4. www.goodreads.com › book › showMarching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, a…

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   Jun 1, 2003 · Rusty Young (born 1975) is the Australian-born author of the international bestseller Marching Powder, the true story of an English drug smuggler in Bolivia’s notorious San Pedro Prison and the bestselling novel, Colombiano, a fact-meets-fiction revenge thriller about a Colombian boy who sets out to avenge his father’s death.

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6. theculturetrip.com › south-america › boliviaA Glimpse Inside San Pedro: Bolivia’s Self-Run Prison

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   Oct 18, 2017 · 18 October 2017. Right in the heart of La Paz’ middle class San Pedro neighborhood lies one of the world’s most notorious prisons. Cárcel de San Pedro (San Pedro Prison) reached international fame in 2003 when Australian law graduate Rusty Young released his first novel, Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South ...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › San_Pedro_prisonSan Pedro prison - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 16°30′11″S68°08′04″W16.50306°S 68.13444°W. The main entrance of San Pedro prison in 2024. San Pedro prison or El penal de San Pedro (Saint Peter's Prison) is the largest prison in La Paz, Bolivia and is renowned for being a society within itself. Significantly different from most correctional facilities, inmates at San ...

8. www.vice.com › en › articleInside San Pedro, Bolivia’s Notorious Prison Run by Inmates

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   May 24, 2024 · May 24, 2024, 11:25am. Nestled among the Andes in La Paz, Bolivia’s capital city, San Pedro is a self-governing prison where the inmates run everything. Home to almost 3,000 inmates—despite ...

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   Where are the Mothers of children imprisoned in La Paz?

   • Many of the mothers of children who are imprisoned are located at the women's prison of Miraflores which is also in La Paz. It houses over 400 children who come with their mothers when they have no other choice. Conditions within Miraflores are similar to San Pedro in terms of inmate responsibility and rule making.

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   What is 'Bolivian Marching Powder' about?

   • In San Pedro, cocaine--"Bolivian marching powder"--makes life bearable. Even the prison cat is addicted.Yet Marching Powder is also the tale of friendship, a place where horror is countered by humor and cruelty and compassion can inhabit the same cell.

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   What happens to McFadden after he leaves Bolivia?

   • Although there is no follow-up to what happens to McFadden after he leaves Bolivia--and there is also no objective perspective to McFadden's story, I highly recommend "Marching Powder" to all; it's a very easy read for vacation or a long road trip.

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   Why has Bolivia closed a prison?

   • See privacy policy. The Bolivian government has been planning the prison’s closure for years now due to overcrowding, rampant drug production and the inability to protect innocent family members from abuse. It also happens to occupy a large portion of prime inner-city real estate, undoubtedly worth significant money.

   A Glimpse Inside San Pedro: Bolivia’s Self-Run Prison - Culture Trip

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   Is La Paz prison a tourist attraction?

   • Centrally located in downtown La Paz, the prison became a tourist attraction that featured in Lonely Planet guidebooks. Travellers paid an entrance fee and, in some cases, opted to stay for weeks, partying with the inmates.

   Bolivia's San Pedro 'tourist prison', 20 years on - BBC News

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   Is Coca-Cola banned in Bolivia?

   • Embol, the Bolivian brewery which owns the exclusive rights to produce Coca-Cola in Bolivia, has a deal whereby their products are advertised and sold inside the prison and rival brands are banned and in return they provide cash, tables, chairs, and umbrellas for the grounds.

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10. landofsize.com › inside-la-pazs-notorious-sanInside La Paz's notorious San Pedro Prison - Land of Size

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    Mar 17, 2018 · Inside La Paz’s notorious San Pedro Prison. Now for our next infamous attraction. The San Pedro prison experience was made famous in the biography of English drug trafficker Thomas McFadden who was incarcerated there. His story was told in Marching Powder which was written by the law graduate Rusty Young, who befriended Thomas in the jail.