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Cartel battles stun once-peaceful state in central Mexico

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Cartel battles stun once-peaceful state in central MexicoThe two most powerful drug cartels in the hemisphere are battling over the industrial and farming hub of central Mexico — a state that has attracted gangs for the same reason it has lured auto manufacturers: road and rail networks that lead straight to the U.S. border. Guanajuato was long a relatively tranquil and well-heeled part of Mexico, a state famed for colonial tourist towns such as San Miguel de Allende, the annual Cervantes culture festival and sprawling factories building cars for the U.S. market. Mexico’s sixth most populous state saw over 3,400 homicides in the first nine months of this year, more than any other state in the country.

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