An infamous Morelos narco ranch will be converted into a school and health center
A ranch in central Mexico formerly owned by convicted drug kingpin Edgar Valdez Villarreal — aka “La Barbie” — will be converted into a high school and health complex, Morelos Gov. Margarita González Saravia said Tuesday. The property, known as El Paraíso, is in Atlacholoaya, roughly a 35-minute drive south of Cuernavaca, the Morelos state capital. Morelos Governor Margarita González Saravia announced Tuesday that the former ranch El Paraíso of convicted narco La Barbie in the municipio of Atlacholoaya will soon be converted into a high school and health center. (Gobierno Morelos / Facebook) will house three entities: a technological agricultural high school; a center for traditional medicine; and an office of a 2-year-old state agency that promotes and supports Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities. The school, known by its Spanish initials CBTA, is intended to address a longstanding demand for secondary education infrastructure in the area. Its curriculum will be tied to tradi...