(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)Gutierrez, 55, and pretty much everyone he knows was born ranching. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)And Gutierrez had come to love his cattle, even giving names to some: Coyota, La Venada, Vellota. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)They were touring the region’s ranches with another friend, Ricardo Alcala, who is the president of the Local Livestock Assn. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)It wasn’t even noon yet, and the thermometer on Alcala’s truck read 104 degrees. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)Cecilia Sánchez in The Times’ Mexico City bureau contributed to this report.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 01, 2021 10:02 UTC