They are more than 1,000 miles away, still south of Mexico City.
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Roughly half way here then. In terms of speed it will take them a few weeks to get here but in terms of determination WE are lagging them. They are relentlessly advancing on us and we’re still uncertain how to stop them.
We have to make it crystal clear to both the invaders and Mexico that we are not playing games. So far neither one has gotten the message.
intermediate locations, distances, rates, times
start: san pedro sula, oct. 13
current location: san pedro tapanatepec, oct. 27-28 (rest day)
distances:
san pedro sula to aguas calientes: 288 km = 179 mi
aguas calientes to rio hondo: 99 km = 63 mi
rio hondo to tapachula: 433 km = 269 mi
tapachula to arriaga: 246 km = 153 mi
arriaga to oaxaca: 431 km = 268 mi
oaxaca to mexico city: 460 km = 286 mi
mexico city to hermosillo: 1919 km = 1192 mi
hermosillo to tijuana: 875 km = 544 mi
san pedro sula to tijuana: 4751 km = 2952 mi
san pedro sula to arriaga: 1066 km = 662 mi
arriaga to tijuana: 3685 km = 2290 mi
arriaga to current location (san pedro tapanatepec): 45 km = 28 mi
distance from san pedro sula to current location:
179 mi + 63 mi + 269 mi + 153 mi + 28 mi = 692 mi
fraction covered = 692 mi / 2952 mi = 0.23
time to current location:
oct 28 - oct 12 = 16 days
rate of travel to current location:
692 mi / 16 days = ~43 mi / day
from current location to tijuana
at actual rate of travel (~43 mi/day):
2262 mi / 43 mi/day = ~53 days (7.6 weeks)
CRATER THE ROADS AHEAD
Bomb the roads. Buses cannot travel over craters.
Sheesh. Halting the invasion is SO SIMPLE!