The other night we camped at a temporarily abandoned restaurant on a secluded surf beach in the south-west coast of Mexico. The beach was affectionately known as ruta rapido as the Colombian cartel speed boats could reach Mexican shores in under 24 hours, providing an easy distribution channel for some of Colombia’s finest – directly into Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta. This was also where bodies were frequently discovered in bushes or ditches and it was everyone’s job to make it look like it was an accident.

Or, so we were told anyway.