Desde hace varios lustros Veracruz dej de ser una tierra festiva para convertirse en un estado del pa s con los males sociales m s demoledores: huachicoleo, secuestro, narcofosas, levantones capiteneados por polic as y sicarios, complicidad de pol ticos y asesinos, desapariciones forzadas. En estas p ginas se ofrece un recuento de los da os que es, al mismo tiempo, una denuncia, un relato de la pesadilla pol tica y social que hoy padece Veracruz y todo M xico.

Guerracruz es una investigaci n implacable que exhibe la indolencia de gobernadores, agentes ministeriales, presidentes municipales y polic as ante las madres rastreadoras en busca de sus hijos, las denuncias por desaparici n de estudiantes, obreras, trabajadores o activistas.

Violeta Santiago devela el legado macabro de los Javier Duarte de Ochoa y los Miguel ngel Yunes Linares con sus pol ticos c nicos, siniestros; el asesinato impune a cientos de v ctimas, incluso ni os y el pesar de los ciudadanos ante la ola creciente de asaltos violentos y extorsiones. Entrevistas a numerosas v ctimas, cr nicas escritas con la angustia por no saber si ser s el siguiente corresponsal asesinado, an lisis pol tico y datos duros conforman este libro esencial para entender el presente de M xico; un reclamo audaz para se alar que, a pesar del abandono ciudadano por parte de gobiernos y autoridades, hay colectivos fervientes, activistas y periodistas cuya respuesta ante la injusticia es la solidaridad, alzar la voz y dar nombre a los desaparecidos, a los muertos del -quiz - cementerio clandestino m s grande del mundo que hoy tambi n es Veracruz.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Veracruz: the land of hidden graves and political corruption, of murdered journalists and bloody cartel wars.

What used to be a state of cultural splendor is now a reflection of Mexico in which we see the hell of impunity and crime. Years ago, Veracruz stopped being a festive locale, instead becoming a state with the most devastating social ills: gas theft, kidnapping, narco-graves, abductions led by police and hitmen, the complicity of politicians and assassins, forced disappearances. In these pages, you will find an account and a denunciation of the damages, a tale of the political and social nightmare that plagues Veracruz and all of Mexico.

Guerracruz is an relentless investigation that displays the indifference of governors, ministry agents, municipal presidents, and the police in the face of mothers searching for their children, reports of the disappearance of students, workers, and activists.

Violeta Santiago reveals the macabre legacy of Javier Duarte de Ochoa and Miguel ngel Yunes Linares, with their cynical, sinister politicians; the unpunished murders of hundreds of victims, and the citizens' sorrow in the face of the growing wave of extortion and violent assaults. Interviews with numerous victims, chronicles written with the anguish of not knowing if you'll be the next correspondent to be murdered, political analysis, and hard facts make up this essential book for understanding present-day Mexico; a bold strategy to signal that, despite the civic neglect on the part of the government and authorities, there are still fervent groups, activists, and journalists whose answer to injustice is solidarity, the raising of voices, and giving the names of the missing and the dead in what is possibly the largest hidden grave in the world: Veracruz.