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 around with the bad guys they just leave you alone, same applies to my stomping grounds Vallecillo, Lampazos, Villaldama etc. if you make yourself not look like a victim you will not be a victim, unless you seriously screw up.
besides, that list is aimed at british people who dont know better, its not called nanny state for nothing. Staying safe in Mexico just takes common sense. Nico On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Amanda Scott <mamaarsc...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > America and the resultant crime in Mexico. I think we probably even met a > businessman in the Mexican mafia - - - something was really off about him, > his employees, and his factory. Even the political professor admitted that > the government in Mexico is very corrupt which I thought was pretty > interesting to tell to a group of Americans. > > I think there is real danger in Mexico, but we were fortunate to be with > excellent guides and had safe travels. > > Just my two cents worth. > > Amanda > > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 3:48 PM, CaverArch <cavera...@aol.com> wrote: > >> 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 the person who used to conduct these informal group visits to the >> Canyon. >> >> I have been to this beautiful place, and heard distant Tarahumara drumming >> to greet the sunrise. The canyon and its people will get along without the >> Gringo tourists, I hope, but this is a very sad way to get some privacy. >> >> Roger Moore >> Houston >> ** >> <<Hi, >> >> It is really too bad what is happening in Mexico with the drug traffic. >> We lived in Creel for ten years but decided to move to El Paso. The >> ceremonies are great to see but its too dangerous to go there now. Unless >> things change I don't think you should plan to go. We used to travel all >> over northern Mexico but things have changed drastically in the last two >> years. >> >> I had to go to Juarez yesterday and had to get rerouted by the federal >> police. I found out later four people were killed. Our daughter lives in >> Chihuahua city and said there were two people killed on the streets >> yesterday morning. She also told us they are detoured in different areas of >> town almost daily because of the shootings. Its really getting bad, even >> the local people are affraid to be on the streets even during the day. >> >> We still have a home in Creel, you may have heard about the the killings >> there, it made the national news. Thirteen people were gunned down and the >> people responsible say they will be back. The Catholic church has thirteen >> coffins in the square with a large banner that reads welcome to the land of >> death. The local economy has been destroyed because no one goes there >> anymore. >> >> In the cities they are even putting up banners and publishing hit lists. >> Even the bigger cities are like ghost towns after dark. Now they are >> starting to extort money from businesses and burning the businesses if they >> don't pay. Kidnapping of adults is up 40%. Over 400 people were killed in >> the first few weeks of October. It's just a shame what is happening, it's >> affecting the whole region. >> >> Well, sorry to get so deep into all that. We have family and friends >> living with the violence so it seems pretty close to home. We used to have >> groups of people come down but we quit taking people there about three years >> ago. Its just isn't a good idea anymore. >> >> >> >> Roger G. Moore, Ph.D., RPA >> President >> Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. >> 3511 Houston Avenue, Suite B >> Houston, TX 77009 >> 713 861-8663 (R Moore) >> 713 861-2323 (Lab) >> 713 861-8627 (Fax) >> cavera...@aol.com >> >> >> > >
