Tourists in Puerto Vallarta react to cartel violence
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Waking up Sunday morning, Scott Bates noticed what he initially thought was fog from his house outside of the city center. When he gathered with neighbors on the roof of his building, he soon realized it was actually smoke.
Chip and Lynette Lazenby were supposed to leave the Mexican town on Monday. After they finally managed to book an Uber to the airport, airline staff were nowhere to be found, they said.
More than 100 golfers from the Horseshoe Bay area in Texas were in Puerto Vallarta when cartel violence erupted Sunday forcing them off the course mid-round.
Unrest following the death of Rubén Oseguera Cervantes disrupted flights and raised safety concerns in Puerto Vallarta, a top LGBTQ+ getaway.
One Texan was able to return home from Puerto Vallarta after cartel violence erupted in the region, but her travel party remains stranded in Mexico.
Tourists stranded in Mexico witnessed firsthand the devastating scenes of a picturesque resort town turned over by violence and destruction.
Some Chicago-area residents currently in Puerto Vallarta recounted hearing explosions and saw thick black smoke billowing from cars and businesses throughout the city.
A Nashville medical student says she is currently stuck in Mexico amid civil unrest after the Mexican army killed a cartel leader over the weekend.