Ceasefire in Mazatlán: Chronicle of a wartime Carnival

Ceasefire in Mazatlán: Chronicle of a wartime Carnival

There was no time to lose. We were running late to the Alejandro Sanz concert, which followed the crowning of the princess of the 2025 Mazatlán Carnival. Luckily, we found parking only four blocks away from the venue. We got out of the car and began walking quickly. A few meters away from our parking spot, we ran into a group of heavily armed state police in tactical gear, with two extended cab pickups and a Black Mamba SandCat. The armored pers…