Fiction
The Peace Boat of Manzanillo , Episode 4: The Arrival
Kenji crosses the border. Valeria loses her job. The photograph goes viral. Nothing changes. The finale of the Peace Boat story.
Colima
Mexico's smallest state , Volcán de Colima, Manzanillo port, the quiet Pacific coast, and the narco violence that put this tiny place on the map for all the wrong reasons.
Fiction
The Peace Boat of Manzanillo , Episode 3: The Ship Sails
Kenji gets off the ship in Acapulco and follows the trail into Guatemala. El Contador makes an offer. The container is already gone.
Fiction
The Peace Boat of Manzanillo , Episode 2: The Desk
Valeria Rios finds a flagged security file on her terminal. She has one choice to make in a city where choices have consequences.
Fiction
The Peace Boat of Manzanillo , Episode 1: The Photograph
A retired Japanese photojournalist on a peace cruise photographs a girl in an unmarked container at the Manzanillo port. The cartel notices.
Mexico
Manzanillo Airport Gets $484M Investment as GAP Bets on Colima's Growth
On the tarmac, Jorge Padilla, Colima's tourism subsecretary, watched the landing gear drop against a backdrop of construction cranes.
Crime
Colima Ranks in Mexico's Top 5 for Four High-Impact Crimes
Colima, one of Mexico's smallest states by population, ranks in the national top five for four of seven high-impact crime categories, according to new data from the Executive Secretariat of the Nation.
Tourist Safety
Two Jalisco Tourists Vanish After Swimming Into Dangerous Colima Beach Despite Warnings
Two men from Guadalajara, ages 20 and 39, are missing off the coast of Colima after they ignored warnings about dangerous surf from Tropical Storm Boris and waded into one of Mexico's most treacherous beaches.
Colima
How Colima Is Spending $450K to Become Mexico's Surf Capital
Colima boosts surf tourism with high-stakes summer tournaments, $450K prizes, and international athletes to spotlight Mexico's hidden wave paradise.