The violence could even impact the World Cup this summer — with games scheduled for Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, and the home base of El Mencho’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), William Ruiz, Senior Security Manager for Latin America at International SOS, told The Post. So far there is also little evidence that the chaos is spreading to other tourist hotspots like Mexico City; Cancun, which is on the other side of the country on the Yucatán; or Cabo San Lucas, which is 350 miles across the water on the Baja California Sur peninsula. Highlighting how unusual Sunday’s “shelter in place” order issued by the US for visitors in Puerto Vallarta was, Ruiz called for Americans currently in Mexico to “stay aware and vigilant, and follow alerts from the US Embassy, which is very accurate, and avoid the high-risk areas,” as well as staying off the road where security operations are active.
Author: Anthony Blair
Published at: 2026-02-23 23:13:53
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