OAKLAND, Calif. – Bay Area travelers are describing fear and uncertainty after cartel violence in Puerto Vallarta left tourists sheltering in place, hiding inside an airport and scrambling to get home.
Fleeing violence
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Mexican special forces killed a notorious cartel leader Sunday, triggering violent retaliation blamed on the Jalisco New Generation Cartel that shut down roads, sparked fires and prompted a U.S. Embassy shelter-in-place alert for Puerto Vallarta and surrounding areas of Jalisco state.
“When we got within vision of Puerto Vallarta, we could see the burning buildings,” said Calvin Gee of Burlingame, who had been on a fishing trip with his friend Brett Lawson of Millbrae when violence broke out near the end of their vacation. As they returned toward shore, they could see smoke rising from burning in the distance. The pair headed straight to the airport, but said panic quickly spread inside the terminal.…