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Mexico: Parents search for their missing daughter

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Aitor Sáez
May 10, 2025

Every year, people vanish without a trace in Mexico. Among them is 22-year-old Perla Yajaira. Her parents are searching desperately.

It's been a year since Perla Yajaira disappeared. Her family found her handbag at a terrifying place: a ranch believed to have been a secret recruitment center for organized crime — a site where people were also executed. Evidence suggests Yajaira was held there for some time.

In a desperate search for answers, her parents moved closer to the ranch and now speak regularly with locals, praying that someone may have seen her. Their hope: that one day, they'll learn the truth about what happened to their daughter.

A report by Aitor Saez.

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