Chapter 13LOBO’S LONG EXPERIENCE AND logical thinking, aided by his size and strength, meant that he naturally assumed the second-in-command position. According to Jago, few men could best him in a fight,
While his intelligence was average, he exhibited a unique awareness of situations, especially when engaging government forces. He could predict how and where the army would choose to fight. While the men respected Lobo, there was no doubt Jago was their leader. The odds of winning firefights improved with Lobo’s instincts; Jago gave them purpose and direction.
Lobo stood in direct contrast to his best friend, the diminutive, salsa-dancing Chico. The small Cuban’s mother was a local Indian and his father a Cuban, sent to the north of Colombia to advise and control the shipment of drugs f
