"Puerto Peñasco, located about a three-hour drive southwest of Phoenix, has been a relatively safe haven in the past few years, in an area that is otherwise known as a busy, and very profitable, drug and human smuggling route into Arizona.
But there has been an occasional cartel-related gunfight over the years. The city was the scene of especially heavy fighting among criminal groups and the Mexican military in the early 2010s."
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"The city is a key source of tourism revenue for the state, but an increasing number of visitors come from Arizona, making it a priority for both states."
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