Rancho del Rio

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( Karen Tapia-Andersen / Los Angeles Times )

Windows reflect the land surrounding Rancho del Rio, the 187-acre ranch in southeast Orange County that was once the hideout of a notorious drug smuggler who made billions in the 1980s.

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