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Trans-Americas Journey Sets the Record Straight

Posted on September 9, 2012 by churpa

Jeff alerted me to this excellent post: Top 10 Reasons to Go to Mexico (a retrospective), which was originally posted at Trans-Americas Journey. We can’t help but like a blog that makes the following point:

“For the record: after 18 months of independent overland travel driving nearly 25,000 miles through 29 of the country’s 31 states we can report, first hand, that we have never seen or sensed any threat or danger of any kind at any point anywhere in Mexico. Period.”

But it’s well worth checking out for detailed and amusing breakdowns of some of Mexico’s most fantastic and lesser known gems. Andale!

 

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Mexico City Safer than Minneapolis?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by churpa

Jeff O’Brien called my attention to this SF Gate article, Five Safest Places in Mexico for Travelers, which is pleasantly free of hysteria. I agree that the states of Tlaxcala, Yucatan, Queretaro, and Baja California Sur are good bets for travelers. That said, I feel the need to point out that this list could easily be a top ten list or even top thirty. The data on death rates can sound more alarming than need be. As the author  acknowledges,

“In 2010, Mexico City’s drug-related homicide rate was 2.2 per 100,000. While it is not an exact comparison, since the Mexico database tracks specifically drug-related deaths, Washington, D.C.’s homicide rate for 2009, the latest year for which the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reportis available, of 24 per 100,000 adds some perspective.Ã���Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½Ã��Ã�¯Ã��Ã�¿Ã��Ã�½Ã���Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½Ã���Ã��Ã�¢Ã���Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½Ã���Ã��Ã�¯Ã���Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½Ã���Ã��Ã�¿Ã���Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½Ã���Ã��Ã�½Ã���Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½Ã��Ã�¯Ã��Ã�¿Ã��Ã�½Ã���Ã�¯Ã�¿Ã�½Ã���Ã��Ã�¦ Read the rest

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Mexico News Round-Up

Posted on January 14, 2012 by churpa

By Felisa Churpa Rosa Rogers

Carl is on a rampage this week and has been inundating my inbox with interesting Mexico links. For instance….

Mexico Security Consultant Walter Mckay gives CBC News a rundown of current cartel hotspots and points out that the cartels aren’t really out for gringo blood. Mckay’s website provides interactive graphics with current data on murder rates in problem areas.

Residents propose a controversial solution to the recent crime wave in Ajijic. Should American expats pony up to help fight crime in Mexico? We’d love to hear your thoughts on the subject. For more Tim Johnson, check out his blog.

Meanwhile, Robert Remmington points out that according to statistics, a Canadian is more likely to get murdered in Calgary than in Mexico.����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������¢����¯�¿�½������¯����¯�¿�½������¿����¯�¿�½������½����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������¦ Read the rest

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