On the impressive glass floor of Cerro del Creston, suspended above the water, several tourists took many selfies. The panorama of Mazatlán’s bay, like the 29 degrees defying the arrival of autumn, remains delicious. But what’s clear is that caution is no longer appropriate in what until September 2024 was one of Mexico’s most popular seaside resorts. Hotel activity there fell 25% in one year. “We all know the reason,” said Oscar, a young man who came from Guadalajara to visit his parents.
The subject of its implications even flooded the Mexican media with bloody reports and unbearable images. Thirteen people died in shootings in early November, four died in armed attacks a few days later… the wave of violence seemed endless. It has been fourteen months since Sinaloa experienced the horrors of a war for power between drug traffickers. This has claimed almost 2,000 victims and left more than 2,000 people missing.
