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Guadalajara, Jalisco

Men stand next to the wreckage of a tractor-trailer set ablaze by members of a drug cartel in Guadalajara May 1, 2015.

A heavily armed ‘paramilitary’ cartel unleashes violence in Mexico’s second-biggest city

Conflict

After the Jalisco New Generation cartel unleashed a day of extreme violence in Guadalajara, citizens are planning a march for peace on Saturday. It’s a way to draw attention to the violence in the face of the government’s perceived inability to stop the cartels.

A mariachi plays a red trumpet during the International Mariachi Parade in Guadalajara September 2, 2012.

Want to study and become a mariachi musician? In Mexico, now you finally can

Arts, Culture & Media
A mariachi plays a red trumpet during the International Mariachi Parade in Guadalajara September 2, 2012.

Want to study and become a mariachi musician? In Mexico, now you finally can

Arts, Culture & Media
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Patricia Riggen

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