Hell Becoming Paradise: Islas Marias, Mexico’s Prison Island
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Hell Becoming Paradise: Islas Marias, Mexico’s Prison Island
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In 2019 the last prison island in the Americas closed down. Islas Marías was home to some of Mexico’s most feared criminals, and political prisoners, but was shuttered following reports of terrible conditions.
In 2022 Mexico’s navy began allowing tourists to visit the archipelago, showing visitors cells, parrots, graveyards, beaches, and explaining the islands’ dark past.
I took a long ferry ride for a weekend on Islas Marías.
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Writing, recording, narration: Jamie Fullerton
Sound editing: Samira Tazari
Music: Olguita Acuña
Podcast artwork: Nini Giunàshvili
You can buy Islas Marías weekend tours from the islands’ official website, Visitaislasmarias.com.
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