On Monday, the authorities found at least six lifeless people in different parts of the spa, one of them dismembered.
The next day two taxi drivers were killed and on Wednesday a protest of the guild blocked one of the roads that communicates to the port with Mexico City.
All this despite the fact that the federal government sent 4,000 national guards to the spa, which was beaten by Hurricanes John in 2024 and Otis in 2023, to reinforce security during the high season.
Acapulco, which decades ago received Hollywood stars, also suffers – like several regions of the state of Guerrero (South) – by the spiral of violence unleashed in Mexico since 2006, when a controversial military operation against drug trafficking that accumulates more than 450,000 dead.
At the same time, the country is one of the ten most tourist in the world. In 2024, he received 45 million international visitors, 7.4% more compared to 2023, according to the Ministry of Tourism.
With AFP information.
