Dora's parents are dead and were involved in the cartel.
It could also be said that Dora has actually been orphaned by her parents and (possibly) taken by the cartel.
In the show, Dora's parents hardly ever show up and anyways, what parent would leave their four year old alone and allow them to stray so far from home.
The cartel comes into play because it could be believed that Dora's parents were drug addicts who bought from various cartel members and that they sold Dora into the cartel for their last drugs, the drugs they used to overdose.
This would also explain why we see Dora outside so much.
Theoretically, soon after her parents left Dora for dead on the streets, little Dora escaped the cartel and has been on the run ever since.
The map she has is ultimately supposed to lead her to safety, but because she's 4 yrs. old, Dora can't read the map that asks her where to go.
Due to her mental illnesses, she just imagines the map speaking to her.
To cope with the horrible loss of her parents that she witnessed, she has become an everyday user of crystal meth, heroine, and the occasional LSD.
The explorer part of her name is a reference to her readiness to explore all kinds of drugs.
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