I wasn’t sure if you’ve been following the news, but things have taken a serious turn here in our corner of Mexico. A cartel leader living in Puerto Vallarta was killed in a government operation, and the fallout reached all the way down to our area. In response, the cartel blocked the roads going into and out of Melaque and Barra, as well as the routes leading to the airport in Manzanillo.
The Mexican government issued a red alert and asked everyone to shelter in place for at least three days. All of Jalisco went into lockdown. Airports in Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, and Guadalajara shut down, and every flight was canceled.
The bridge out of Cihuatlán — the only way to get to Manzanillo and the airport from this direction — was blocked as well. We heard reports that a vehicle was set across the road and burned, though that part hasn’t been verified. What we do know is that nothing was moving.
Our friends Teri and Bill Burch were caught right in the middle of it. They were on a day tour in a van when everything unfolded. They ended up stuck in a long line of cars in Cihuatlán before finally having to turn around and come back to Melaque.
The nationals here are deeply concerned, and that alone tells you how serious this is. The whole situation feels strange and unsettling — the kind of tension you can feel in the air even when the streets look quiet.
But for now, we’re safe. And we’re staying put.
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