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Subject: Re: Re: [Texascavers] Safety in Mexico> > Just thought I'd contribute
a few details having grown up on the border > and traveling in northern Mexico
since the mid-60s. First ?I'll offer a > belief that these thin
Just thought I'd contribute a few details having grown up on the border
and traveling in northern Mexico since the mid-60s. First ?I'll offer a
belief that these things have kind of gone in waves. Our early travels
always involved la mordida with regularity but that definitely changed
for the b
Of course, my experiences occurred prior to 1976 when I went back to school and
pretty much dropped out of caving in favor of studying. I'm sure things have
changed a lot since then.
However, I'd like to say that our problems with the Mexican Mafia and their
marijuana grows here in Oregon ar
I hear all kinds of stories about crime and whatnot and I live right here in
Mexico where all this stuff is unfolding and not one minute have I felt
unsafe, of course living in a small town (with bad guys presence of course)
helps cause most everybody knows each other and as long as you dont mess
a
I was in Monterrey, Montemorales, and Linares the week before last for four
days on a work trip. We met with local growers, ranchers, and had a lecture
from a political science professor at Monterrey Tech among many other
activities. There was a lot of discussion about the drug traffic from South
I enjoyed Louise's stories from Mexico, and hate strike a down note, but I just
received the following forward from my cousin. He was contacting an
acquaintance about joining a tour to the Tarahumara people's Easter ceremonies
in the Copper Canyon. He got the following chilling response from t
I've been reading all the messages about safety in Mexico and was reminded of a
couple of incidents that happened on a couple of trips I was on.
The first one happened between Sabinas Hidalgo and Villaldama on a trip to
Bustamente. The road crosses several arroyos with intermittant streams. As
