At least 80 people were killed and thousands of tourists were left stranded in Acapulco and southwest Mexico Thursday after two tropical storms struck the area, triggering landslides and turning the tourist destination into a crocodile-plagued hellhole.
We are not "yellow" journalists who would sensationalize stories in a way that might have a negative impact on the economic livelihood of an entire region. So we will not go out of our way to urge anyone not to visit Acapulco, Mexico. We will simply pass on this latest incident to you, as reported by the AP.
Eighteen tourists who disappeared in September were found in a mass grave in Acapulco, Mexico. The tourists, mostly mechanics who vacationed together every year, seem to have been killed as revenge against a cartel based in their home state, Michoacan.
The Way We Live Now: Eating good in the neighborhood. The neighborhood is poor and strewn with corpses, and the eating is our final few precious cans of sardines. Still, it sure is good, relatively speaking!
