Baja's Tourism Suffers Amid Mexico Drug War

3,062 views · Published 16 September 2010 · 5:24 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2010 · News & Politics

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A drop in tourism and manufacturing has left the Mexican state Baja, California, with a struggling economy. Jose Luis Sierra of New America Media reports on how the drug war and recession have played a role.

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