Mexico, highway 101 – highway of death

Posted on April 24, 2011 • Filed under: Crime, Drug Activity, Mexico

This is the time of year when Mexican families traditionally drive long distances to celebrate Easter together. But Highway 101 through the border state of Tamaulipas is empty now — a spooky, forlorn, potentially perilous journey, where travelers join in self-defensive convoys and race down the four-lane road at 90 miles per hour, stopping for nothing, and nobody ever drives at night. Read Article

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