The weather on the island changes on a dime.
The sky was dim, and the rain seemed to pour down without warning.
The church was sparsely filled with believers.
Even with the police and drug traffickers at each other's throats, people still needed to attend mass—after all, approximately 89% of Mexico's population is Catholic. Even a powerful figure like Guzman had to flee to Guatemala in 1993, after a shootout led to the death of a Cardinal.
In Guatemala, he paid an official 1.2 million US Dollars, hoping for protection.
But once the official took the money, he turned Guzman in.
This marked the beginning of Guzman's imprisonment.
On the day the Cardinal died, Mexico's national media continuously broadcasted Guzman's photo on television, and the public took to the streets in protest. The incident was severe enough to provoke the otherwise passive Mexican public into rebellion.
