Culiacan Spends Millions on Roads While Locals Dodge Danger & Potholes

Lingering fear from recent cartel violence is crippling Spring Break tourism and daily life across Sinaloa, overshadowing government promotions and drawing criticism of official priorities.

Culiacan Spends Millions on Roads While Locals Dodge Danger & Potholes
Sinaloa's beaches are emptier than a politician's promise as cartel fears turn Spring Break into Spring Broke.

Forget margaritas and sun-soaked revelry – fear is the main attraction in Sinaloa this Spring Break, even as officials desperately try to lure folks back to beaches and city squares still haunted by months of cartel-fueled terror.

While the government rolls out the welcome mat with slick promotions and talk of "Safe Routes," locals aren't buying it, leaving tourist buses empty and beach towns feeling more like ghost towns.