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- Violence broke out across Mexico on Sunday after a top cartel leader was killed.
- Photos show burned-out buses, roadblocks, and a heavy Mexican military presence on the streets.
- The US warned its citizens in Mexico to shelter in place.
Popular tourist sites in Mexico were caught up in a wave of violence on Sunday following a security operation that killed a powerful drug lord.
Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, an organized criminal group, set fire to businesses and torched vehicles across the country in retaliation for the death of their leader, Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes.
The violence was heaviest in Jalisco, the home of the cartel and the state where "El Mencho" was killed, but the Mexican Security Cabinet said it had set up more than 250 roadblocks across 20 Mexican states on Sunday.
Amid the wave of violence, the US urged its citizens in Mexico to shelter in place on Sunday evening.
The violence has caused ongoing travel disruption, and most domestic and international flights in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta were canceled on Sunday.
Keep scrolling to see photos of the aftermath of the violence across several parts of the country.
Firefighters work to extinguish flames on a torched bus in Puerto Vallarta
Smoke billows from burning vehicles blocking a highway in Puerto Vallarta
Smoke rising over Puerto Vallarta in the state of Jalisco, where "El Mencho" was killed in custody
Tourists watch a column of smoke in Puerto Vallarta
Passengers wait in line at Guadalajara International Airport on Sunday
People sat in crowded halls waiting for news of their flights
Military personnel stood on guard outside Guadalajara airport on Sunday
A burned-out store targeted during the wave of retaliatory violence in Zapopan, a town in central Jalisco
An empty street in Zapopan. The government of Jalisco declared a code red on Sunday and suspended public transport
Burned cars and trucks on a highway in Jalisco
The Mexican National Guard stationed outside the Attorney General's office in Mexico City
Tourists leave the port area after boat services were cancelled in Acapulco, another popular tourist destination in Mexico
Members of the Mexican National Guard walk past people while on patrol in Acapulco on Sunday
Mexican soldiers walk past a torched bus in Acapulco
