The death of Pablo Carrizo, an Argentine consultant widely credited with helping professionalize Colombia’s cocktail and bar industry, has stunned colleagues across the entertainment and hospitality world. After days of anguished searching following his disappearance on August 18, new details are emerging about the chain of events that led to his death on a highway connecting Colombia’s interior to its Caribbean coast.
Carrizo had spent several weeks in Medellín, staying at the Hotel Sites while providing technical consulting services to the property. On August 18, however, he abruptly changed plans, quietly setting off for Cartagena to reunite with his daughter. According to people close to him, very few members of his inner circle knew the specifics of his route, since he chose not to widely share his travel plans.
That decision to travel discreetly appears to have played a role in the delay in raising the alarm once he vanished. Reports indicate a serious crash occurred in the department of Córdoba, along the route linking the interior to the coast, and that lost time afterward proved fatal. Authorities and loved ones are now piecing together exactly what happened during those critical hours on the road.
To read the full investigative account from El Tiempo, follow the original article.
Source: Historia no contada del fatal viaje de Pablo Carrizo a Colombia y las horas en carretera que terminaron con su vida (eltiempo.com). English version produced with AI assistance.
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