What happened to the students of Ayotzinapa?

On September 26, 2014, forty-three male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College were forcibly abducted and then disappeared in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. They were allegedly taken into custody by local police officers from Iguala and Cocula in collusion with organized crime.

How many tourists go missing in Mexico each year?

But most kidnappings go unreported and very few perpetrators are prosecuted. Buckner said one of the reasons for this is that most companies “don’t want the reputational risk” that comes with acknowledging a kidnapping. He estimates that between 250 and 400 Americans are kidnapped in Mexico every year.

What really happened to the 43 students in Mexico?

As they were travelling back to their college, they were confronted by municipal police who opened fire on the buses they were travelling in. In the chaos that followed, six people were killed. Some students managed to flee to safety but 43 vanished after the clash.

Where do most kidnappings occur in Mexico?

In 2021, the state of Veracruz occupied the second place among Mexican federal entities with the largest number of kidnapping cases, counting a total of 52 occurrences. It was only second to the State of Mexico, with 130 kidnappings in the same year.

Why is Mexico City so cold?

The city is located at a tropical latitude, but at a high altitude, which ranges between 2,200 and 2,600 meters (7,200 and 8,500 ft) in the different districts, so it’s in the so-called tierras frìas (“Cold Lands”). Here are the average temperatures measured at the international airport.

What school did the 43 kidnapped students attend?

The 43 studied at an all-male teacher training college in the town of Ayotzinapa, in western Guerrero state. The college has a history of left-wing activism and the students regularly took part in protests.