Tapalpa deserted and scared by day of terror in which feared drug lord’s reign came to an end during military raid
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wo days before one of the world’s most powerful drug lords was killed while trying to flee a chalet in the hills outside Mexico’s second biggest city, the Tapalpa Country Club posted an advert on Instagram inviting lovers to visit a place where they could “inhale peace [and] exhale stress”.
“Date idea: Escape to Tapalpa,” read the message, advertising romantic private cabins, picnics with spectacular lake views and a golf course “to have fun together”.
The Mexican cartel boss known as “El Mencho” – who locals say was a regular visitor to this picturesque tourist hub of pine forests and cobbled streets in Jalisco state – appears to have liked the idea.
