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2009

The Mexican government reports that more than 6,500 people were killed in drug-related incidents during the year, making it the deadliest year of the narco conflict since it was escalated by President Calderón. Ciudad Juárez finishes the year with the highest reported murder rate in the world. Enrique Peña Nieto is elected president of Mexico, receiving 38 percent of the vote. His election returns the PRI to power after 12 years of PAN rule. He is sworn in as president on December 1. Monterrey, CF wins the CONCACAF Champions Cup for an unprecedented third straight time. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, is arrested by the Mexican military, with the assistance of U.S. authorities.

2012

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2013

2014

View of the mountain Cerro de la Silla, from a plaza in Monterrey.