La Catedral

Coordinates: 6°7′4″N 75°35′6″W / 6.11778°N 75.58500°W / 6.11778; -75.58500

La Catedral was a prison overlooking the city of Medellín, in Colombia. The prison was built to specifications ordered by Medellín Cartel leader Pablo Escobar, under a 1991 agreement with the Colombian government in which Escobar would surrender to authorities and serve a maximum term of five years, and the Colombian government would not extradite him to the United States. In addition to the facility's being built to Escobar's specifications, Escobar was also given the right to choose who would guard him, and it was believed he chose chosen guards loyal only to him. Moreover, the prison was believed to have been designed more to keep out Escobar's enemies and protect him from assassination attempts, than to keep Escobar in.

The finished prison was often called "Hotel Escobar" or "Club Medellín", because of its amenities. La Catedral featured a soccer field, giant doll house, bar, jacuzzi, and waterfall. Escobar also had a telescope installed that allowed him to look down onto the city of Medellín to his daughter's residence while talking on the phone with her.