But the discovery in the state of Jalisco was hardly the first such gruesome discovery. Mexico’s official registry counts more than 120,000 disappeared people. The discovery of such places has accelerated in the past 15 years as more relatives of the missing do the work the government often won’t to search for their missing loved ones.

A group of citizens found shoes, clothes and bones at a ranch in the west Mexican state of Jalisco. The site is thought to have been used by the Jalisco New Generation cartel. View on euronews