My dad had a business in Colombia and had worked between Colombia and other South and Central American countries all his life. In the mid 90's they killed his business partner while he was out of the country. When he went back for the funeral an attempt was made on his life. He was approached and gun point on the ports had to jump into the water and dive understand the docks to escape gun fire.

My dad fled the country and left his business and all his assets never to return. My mom told his it wasn't worth his life, which it wasn't. My dads business partner's wife was at the time was trying to install herself into the day to day operations and have more of a role in the business. He thought she was simply greedy and harmless. My dad now feels different about that because she was the only one that knew my dads schedule and where he was going to be that day. She was also the only one that knew that her husband was going to be without his body guards that time of day.

My dad has lots of stories of Colombia and it's violence in the 90's, most of which was drug influenced. It wasn't the media blowing anything up and exaggerating.

My parents loved Colombia and it's people though. It would be great now that it's safer so he can maybe visit the place he loved and worked most of his life.