Families of missing persons partially blocked the Transpeninsular Highway in Ciudad Insurgentes on the morning of Friday, April 3. The peaceful protest took place at the CBTA 27 bridge in the Comondú municipality of Baja California Sur, where demonstrators carried photos and names of their disappeared loved ones.
Organized through social media under the slogan “Not one more!” the blockade lasted through the morning rush hour. Protesters demanded that state authorities accelerate investigations into missing persons cases across Baja California Sur. CBTA 27 is a federal agricultural technical school located along the main highway corridor through the region.
Growing Pressure Over Disappearances in BCS
The demonstration is part of a growing pattern of civic action by families frustrated with the pace of official investigations. Participants pointed to a recent precedent in Los Cabos, where a similar highway blockade near the airport prompted a swift government response. In that case, authorities released missing youths shortly after the protest drew public attention.
Ciudad Insurgentes sits along Mexican Federal Highway 1, roughly 120 kilometers (75 miles) southwest of Loreto and 240 kilometers (150 miles) north of La Paz. The town serves as a key point on the only major north-south route through the Baja California peninsula, making any blockade of the corridor felt by long-distance travelers, commercial truckers, and local commuters alike.
What Travelers Should Know
The protest remained peaceful throughout the morning and was described as a partial blockade, meaning some lanes of traffic continued to flow. No reports of violence or arrests emerged from the action. Drivers traveling the Transpeninsular Highway through Comondú should be aware that similar demonstrations could recur as families continue to press for answers.
Mexico’s crisis of forced disappearances has drawn national and international attention for years. Families across the country have increasingly turned to highway blockades and public demonstrations as a tactic to force government action. In Baja California Sur, a state often perceived as safer than mainland Mexico, the protest is a stark reminder that the disappearance crisis has reached the peninsula.
The demonstration was first reported by BCS Noticias.