Lourdes Quintana

Lourdes Quintana is a local shop owner from El Guayabo, Michoacán, who recently had to flee her home and business after repeated attacks by armed groups. Her store, which took her a decade to establish, was looted and destroyed in the violence, forcing her family to leave with only a few belongings. Quintana's experience underscores the severe impact of the narcoguerra on innocent civilians in the affected areas.