Visitors at Mexico's luxury resorts remain stranded and desperate for flights out of chaos-ridden country

With the Jalisco New Generation cartel in Mexico causing violent destruction across the Puerto Vallarta area, many American tourists remain stranded due to canceled flights and closed airports.

Not far north is the posh area of Punta Mita — home to luxury resorts such as the Four Seasons and the Ritz-Carlton.

Wendee Puccetti of Wisconsin told Fox News Digital she and her husband were supposed to leave Mexico on Sunday after a week-long vacation.

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