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Cancun has a major murder problem
NY Post ^ | March 12, 2018 | Kate Schneider

Posted on 03/13/2018 5:50:37 AM PDT by C19fan

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To: BobL

I took a summer session at the Tech University back in the mid 60s.
Monterrey was a splendid place to visit and the campus was spotless.

It was before they devalued the peso. I remember those big silver dollar sized 1 peso coins were still in circulation.


21 posted on 03/13/2018 6:38:43 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: anton

Mexican tourist spots used to be the safe places you could go: not anymore. Cabo, Acapulco, and now Cancun and Playa del Carmen are now off limits.


22 posted on 03/13/2018 6:41:20 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: anton

Mexican tourist spots used to be the safe places you could go: not anymore. Cabo, Acapulco, and now Cancun and Playa del Carmen are now off limits.


23 posted on 03/13/2018 6:43:04 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: KC_Conspirator

There’s still Cozumel. But crime has been on the upswing there too, unfortunately.


24 posted on 03/13/2018 7:04:06 AM PDT by al_c (LIBERAL - Laughable Iconsiderate Blaming Entitled Ranting Anti-christian Loudmouth)
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To: BobL
Didn’t know that about Vegas, but not surprised....

My comment there was specifically referring to the Mandalay Bay shooting for which it seems like a ton of information is deliberately being kept under wraps .....

25 posted on 03/13/2018 7:07:27 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: BobL
“We’ve been told that local politicians here have put the press under pressure not to report violence in this area, because if the tourists are scared away from here, it will be an economic disaster not only for Cancun, but for Mexico.”

That's been SOP for the media in Las Vegas for a long time. I lived there for several years and many things happened that just didn't get reported. A cab driver there (originally from New Jersey) once told me Vegas was by far the most violent city he had ever worked in.

26 posted on 03/13/2018 7:12:56 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Wasn’t Chichen Itza fascinating? Seeing that remains one of my most vivid memories. I think it was around 25 years ago, that I was there.


27 posted on 03/13/2018 7:13:07 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: KC_Conspirator

Its relative.

In the 1960’s Mexico was a danger because the “federales” were crooked. And, if they planted pot on you you would be getting some serious money from mom to get out of jail. In the 80’s I did not go back but friends did and it was likely to have your hotel room ransacked by the staff, or your suitcase stolen at the airport. I did go to Sonora, reluctantly, in the 90’s but it was such a toilet I lasted about 4 hours and left still holding my breath. Today, kidnapped and murdered or ransomed is the risk.


28 posted on 03/13/2018 7:14:28 AM PDT by anton
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To: NEMDF

Yes indeed.
Makes you wonder about the technology shared by these early Americans.


29 posted on 03/13/2018 7:24:33 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: NEMDF

Our bus driver insisted on calling it “Chicken pizza.”


30 posted on 03/13/2018 7:25:36 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: hecticskeptic

One cartel shooting members of another cartel is interesting but not of much concern to tourists. How many tourists have been hurt or killed in Cancun, Cabo, etc? Very few if any. Why? Because that’s bad business for everybody.


31 posted on 03/13/2018 7:40:13 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: KC_Conspirator

Off limits? Why?


32 posted on 03/13/2018 7:41:18 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: Don Corleone

I have read that part of the problem Mexico faces comes from its successes in the drug wars. As the major cartels have been broken, less “disciplined” new players have risen to take their places. Smaller and much more violent. The leaders of the old cartels were violent, but they knew tourism brought in big bucks, so the tourist areas were safe. That’s gone now.


33 posted on 03/13/2018 7:44:05 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Alter Kaker
<0p>One cartel shooting members of another cartel is interesting but not of much concern to tourists.

Sure... good luck in making that case to potential tourists. "It's ok.....there will be bullets flying about but don't worry, they aren't meant for you!"

34 posted on 03/13/2018 7:45:08 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: Alter Kaker
Off limits for people who value their well being.

I remember the rapes of tourists in Acapulco just a few years ago by armed drug gangs.

35 posted on 03/13/2018 7:47:15 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: BobL

Are their alot of undisclosed crimes in Inner Harbor? I know that in DC, when there is a rash of muggings down at the National Mall or other tourist areas, the local media/police go the extra mile to make sure its not reported.


36 posted on 03/13/2018 7:49:23 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: KC_Conspirator
Cabo, Acapulco, and now Cancun and Playa del Carmen are now off limits.

We went to Playa del Carmen a couple of times about 7 or 8 years ago. Even then I thought that it was pretty run down, if you ventured past the resorts.

37 posted on 03/13/2018 7:59:30 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: C19fan

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38 posted on 03/13/2018 8:14:21 AM PDT by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: C19fan

I went to Acapulco in 1985. We stayed at the Acapulco Princess and were told that we could not wear jeans. Nice place. While there we were told to stay in the city and to not go on the beach after dark. They had the city safely protected for the tourists. Our money was their lifeline. Looks like it is really messed up now.


39 posted on 03/13/2018 8:19:32 AM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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Maybe one can get one of the bammy/holder f&f rifles for protection..


40 posted on 03/13/2018 10:26:16 AM PDT by TnTnTn
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