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Fun, Sun and Guns

May 25, 2021

A drug war is raging at a popular Mexican vacation destination. Los Cabos, on southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, attracts American multimillionaires and Mexican drug dealers alike.

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Now the region is trying to combat cartel violence.

Los Cabos regularly tops the list of the world’s most dangerous cities. Criminal gangs operate here, and people often disappear without a trace. Yet the rich and famous, and tourists on package holidays, party like there’s no tomorrow. In Cabo San Lucas, or Cabo for short, they relax and unwind without a care in the world, far removed from the problems and violence affecting the poorer neighborhoods.

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Los Cabos is also a strategic spot for the continent’s drug cartels, forming a bridge between place of production and the key American market. Organized crime syndicates, like the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, are increasingly exploiting the peninsula’s location on the Gulf of California. That’s a disaster for the local economy, which has become increasingly reliant on tourism.

Join us for fascinating insights into Cabo’s growing divide: between luxury and pleasure on the one hand, and violent crime and poverty on the other.

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