Sometimes it is better not to know too much, else there will be fear. In this situation, it seemed to be the case.
Why did we choose to go to Los Mochis? There was no particular reason except that it was not too far from San Carlos. 390+km which is a doable distance within a day.
The Mexicans we met at Los Mochis are friendly. There was not a single time that we felt threatened in any way when walking along the streets at night.
It was only until our friend told us that Los Mochis is actually the home to the drug kingpin, "El Chapo". El Chapo is now serving life sentence in USA but his sons are still there running the business. In fact, there are many drug traffickers staying in the area. We did a search in Google and it is true! (Click on the image to read the full article)
Ignorance might be blissful in this case. Otherwise, I would not be able to see how peaceful life can be amongst the local people who are just trying to live their lives amid the violence that can happen at any time.
I just hope that violence will not return to that area again and the people can celebrate their upcoming Christmas in peace.
- Written by Debbie
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