El País 07-04-2023
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-04-07/mexico-puts-soldiers-on-its-beaches-to-guard-vacationers.html
Mexico has militarized its beaches. Over 8,000 National Guard, Marine and Army soldiers have been deployed to the country’s major tourist centers. The measure is the federal government’s attempt to save Easter Week after at least eight murders on April 3 tarnished the idyllic postcard image of two major vacation destinations: Acapulco (Guerrero) and Cancun (Quintana Roo). The government quickly dispatched 4,724 soldiers to both cities, Tulum, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán and Veracruz. Another 3,800 soldiers are guarding the country’s highways.
2023-04-13
