Tourists Stranded in Mexico After Cartel Violence Erupts: ‘I Watched Them Explode a Jeep’

Across Mexico’s coastal city of Puerto Vallarta, tourists came to understand the day by its sounds: an explosion, then another, then the rush of people running in from the street. Burned-out cars and roadblocks choked the main avenues as visitors pulled back into hotels and waited, stranded as airlines canceled flights and authorities warned travelers to shelter in place.

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