5/25/2023 0 Comments American nomads by richard grantIn its stead are the drug lords, who have made it one of the biggest drug-producing areas in the world.įifteen years ago, journalist Richard Grant developed what he calls "an unfortunate fascination" with this lawless place. The Mexican army occasionally goes in to burn marijuana and opium crops-the modern treasure of the Sierra Madre-but otherwise the government stays away. Outsiders are not welcome drugs are the primary source of income murder is all but a regional pastime. The rules of law and society have never taken hold in the Sierra Madre, which is home to bandits, drug smugglers, Mormons, cave-dwelling Tarahumara Indians, opium farmers, cowboys, and other assorted outcasts. Almost 900 miles long, the range climbs to nearly 11,000 feet and boasts several canyons deeper than the Grand Canyon. Twenty miles south of the Arizona-Mexico border, the rugged, beautiful Sierra Madre mountains begin their dramatic ascent. From the acclaimed author of Dispatches From Pluto and Deepest South of All, a harrowing travelogue into Mexico’s lawless Sierra Madre mountains.
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