Medellin is now a hub for Montreal's remote workers

MEDELLIN, Colombia — In between sips of soda water, JF Brou, a 29-year-old Montrealer and “serial digital entrepreneur,” paws at his face and stares intensely at his laptop screen.
This scene could easily be at any of the many cafés and co-working spaces in Montreal, but it’s in Medellin, Colombia, the city made infamous by decades of narcotraffickers and its drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar. 
But it’s not Pablo’s Medellin anymore. While many believe th