The ‘Mexican Auschwitz’ is just the beginning: Violence and silence are the norm in Jalisco

The state of tequila and mariachi is the heart of one of Mexico’s most powerful and bloodthirsty cartels, and people live in fear, trying not to make a wrong move

Mar 25, 2025 - 01:00
The ‘Mexican Auschwitz’ is just the beginning: Violence and silence are the norm in Jalisco
View of wanted posters for missing persons on the streets of Guadalajara, on March 21, 2025.

No one can get the image out of their heads: hundreds of abandoned shoes, discarded clothes, backpacks, nail polish, toothbrushes... These are some of the items that were found at the Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán, one of the many training camps used by organized crime to recruit young people.

Seguir leyendoImages of the disappeared inside the Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán, Jalisco.View of the forested area in the municipality of Tala, Jalisco, on March 21, 2025. Local residents and activists maintain that these areas could contain more mass graves of victims of organized crime in Jalisco.National Guard members guard the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, on December 19, 2020.Handprints painted on the streets of Guadalajara as a sign of peace, on March 21, 2025.Personnel from the Jalisco Attorney General's Office guard the interior of the Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, on March 20, 2025.