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Cartel Land: How Acapulco went from Sinatra Singing to Sicarios Shooting

2021/7/6
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Danny Gold: 本期节目讲述了阿卡普尔科从20世纪60年代的著名旅游胜地到近十年来凶杀率最高的城市之一的转变过程。节目中，Danny Gold分享了他2017年在阿卡普尔科进行新闻报道的经历，以及他如何依靠当地“中间人”的帮助获得采访机会和确保安全。他详细描述了阿卡普尔科的帮派暴力、腐败和绝望的社会环境，并分析了这些因素如何导致阿卡普尔科的衰落。他还讲述了在阿卡普尔科采访当地帮派成员的经历，以及他如何与“中间人”合作，克服了重重困难，最终完成了采访。 Sean Williams: Sean Williams作为节目的另一位主持人，与Danny Gold一起探讨了阿卡普尔科的转变过程。他分享了自己在阿卡普尔科的旅游经历，并对阿卡普尔科的暴力事件表示震惊。他与Danny Gold一起分析了阿卡普尔科的暴力事件，并讨论了毒品贩运集团、帮派冲突和政府腐败等因素对阿卡普尔科的影响。

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The episode discusses the transformation of Acapulco from a glamorous vacation spot to the most dangerous city in the world, exploring its history, tourism boom, and subsequent decline due to cartel violence and corruption.

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Acapulco has become one of Mexico's, and the world's, bloodiest cities. It saw a stunning 127 murders per 100,000 people in 2019, making it the most murderous city in the world. It's a long way from it's previous reputation as the premier vacation destination for the rich and famous with everyone from JFK to Frank Sinatra to Liz Taylor singing it's praises. So how did a tropical paradise go from spring break hotspot to shootouts and severed heads?

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